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1 Desperate Drives
Upon Allies Left Wing Without Success
V, According To French Reports But
Making Wedges Into Allies’
Lines Say Berlin Dis
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ASSAULT UPON RIGHT WING
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Made By Army of Crown Prince—Battle Before Cracow Which
Promises to Be One of Mos t Important In the War Has j
$ Already Opened.
United Press Dispatch.
Paris Oct. 3—The official repart on the Aisne battle states
that the Germans failed last night in two desperate attempts up
on the Allied lines, one attempt being in the vicinity of Roye, J
and the other in the Crurie Forest respectively. Reinforced the ^
Germans made a strong attempt to pierce the lines between j
Roye and Lassigny, but were repulsed.
The Crown Prince directed the Crurie attack. In the center
the situation is unchanged and the French are still progressing
in the Woevre district.
Desperate fighting is reported from both ends in the great,
battle. The Germans again beaten in their effort to cross the 1
Meuse at St. Mihiel, have resumed their shelling on the French j
fortified lines.
The armies of Von Kluck, Von Buelow and Boehm are re-;
ported to have been amalgamated and to be holding positions a- j
long North and South lines from the vicinity of Mons through
Douai and Bapaume.
The Alsace-Lorraine troops have been withdrawn and are
reported to be holding Buelow’s old positions in a desperate at
tempt to penetrate the Allies and isolate the Arras and Amiens
forces, but have failed to date, though sacrificing thousands.
A government statement says the Germans are having lit
tle effect upon the Antwerp forts. ,The Russians have occupied
Augustowo and the Germans between the Niemen River and
the Prussian frontier have been thrown back on Suwalki. The
battle continues between Lyck and Bialystok. The Austrians
are falling back in disorder beyond the Vistula into Galicia.
GERMANS MAKE PROGRESS ON RIGHT.
United Press Dispatch.
Berlin, Oct. 3.—We are making constant progress on the j
right, driving wedges into the French lines, says the official bul
letin. The Antwerp siege continues.
German artillery is penetrating the outer forts and gradual- j
ly forcing a diminution of fire from the units on the left and con-1
tinuing a reduction of the Meuse forts. The Allies flank at
tempts in the East and West have been frustrated and the cen
ter holds firm with desultory artillery firing.
The Germans continue upon the offensive in Russian Poland
and the Austrians are holding the entrenched lines in Galicia.
The Russians have been checked and Przemysl holds out.
BATTLE BEFORE CRACOW COMMENCING.
United Press Dispatch.
Petrograd, Oct. 3.—The war office review of the Russian Po
land situation says that the Germans are retreating throughout
having lost 60,000 killed and wounded and the Russians have
captured many guns.
The battle at Cracow is in its initial stage, the Russians hav
ing engaged the Cracow outposts on a line extending along the
Danejor river from the Carpathian foothills to Russian Poland.
The Germans are strongly entrenched thirty miles inside of the
Russian frontier. The German Right is centered at Cracow and
the left at Posen with a total force of three quarters of a mil
lion men.
Precautions against a Galician flank movement have been
taken. Rains now retard the progress of the armies.
The war office declares that the German retreat from the
Niemen and Sulwaki districts and the Austrian retreat from
Galicia mark the consummation of the first general plan of the
Russians. A million Russians are advancing from Warsaw to
begin the second plan including a battle with the Germans south
west of the Folish frontier.
RESULT AT CRACOW IMPORTANT.
United Press Dispatch. '
London, Oct- 3.—The battle about Cracow is regarded here as
more important than that of the Aisne and authorities believe
the outcome will have great weight in deciding the war.
German Invasion Blocked.
Jhjnited Press Dispatch.
Washington, D- C., Oct. 3.—
The Russian embassy announces
that it has been advised that
the German invasion of Russia
is being blocked. A war office
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cablegram announces that the
Germans have been forced to re
treat at Krasno, Lejpuny and
Seyny. A stubborn fight is on
at Suwalki. The Russians took
the German positions near Kras
no last night.
WOULD BREAK
MILLIONAIRE’S WILL
Nephews and Nieces Allege Un
due Influence In Making Will
of Late Janies Campbell.
United Press Dispatch.
St. Louis, Oct. 3.—A suit to
break the will of the late James
Campbell, the public utilities
magnate, disposing of a $16,000,
000 estate to his wife Florence
Campbell, daughter Lois Camp
bell Burkham, and St. Louis
University, has just "been
filed by Margaret Harrison, Ma
mie Spargo, Geneva Baker, Ar
chie Campbell and James G.
Campbell, nephews and nieces
of the deceased.
The plaintiffs’ petition alleges
that undue influence was exert
ed by these favored ones upon
the mind of the late multi-mil
lionaire in the making of his last
will.
FIREWORKS FACTORY
SUFFERS EXPLOSION
Causing Loss of Three Known
Dead And Perhaps Five
Others — Factory
Wrecked.
United Press Dispatch.
Jersey City, N. J., Oct- 3. —
Three are known to be dead and
five are believed to have perish- J
ed in an explosion of the Betwil
er and Street Fireworks Compa
ny’s factory at noon.
The factory was wrecked and !
seven are in • hospitals. Three I
bodies have been recovered and
one is known to be missing.
The buildings for blocks a
round were badly* wrecked and
the detonation was heard in
New York.
VERDICT FOR
DEAN & HOCKING
—
In Damage Suit Of Ike Hunter
Brought In After Long Con
sideration of Case.
The trial of the damage suit
of Ike Hunter against Dean &
Hocking, for personal injuries
sustained in the stave mill, was
ended about 2 o’clock Saturday
afternoon, when the jury after
being out since 4 o’clock Fri
day afternoon, returned a ver
dict for the defendants. The
trial had occupied several days
in court, and was closely con
tested. Jones & Campbell rep
resented the plaintiff and Stay
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being assisted by counsel for the
casualty company.
In the replevin suit of J. H.
Griffin versus Hood Churchman,
the jury was out only a short
while Saturday afternoon, be
fore returning a verdict for
plaintiff. The ownership of a
team of horses valued at $325
and purchased from Earl Sea
ton, but later sold to Dutchman
West, was the point in question,
plaintiff having recovered the
team through replevin proceed
ings and the circuit court thus
upheld the judgment of the
' justice court.
Stuckey & Stuckey represent
ed the plaintiff and Jones &
Campbell the defendant.
In the trial of John Epps,
charged with carrying a pistol,
the jury Friday found for de
fendant, returning a verdict of
inot guilty. James H. Johnston
was counsel for the defendant.
Saturday was the final day of
the fall term of court and there
will be no adjourned term, as
the court will be busy in other
counties most of the time be
tween now and the next regular
term.
The term just ended has been
'one of the most satisfactory in
I the history of circuit court in
'this county, for a new record
I has been made in the number of
cases disposed of, which ac
complishments were largely the
result of long hours and persist
ent effort upon the part of the
court to expedite the work of
the term
DOCKET RECORD IN BRIEF.
State versus Tom Berry, grand
larceny; nolle prossed.
Grubbs Drainage District, ex
parte, petition to establish drain
age district, notice of publica
tion to be made, nunc pro tunc
order of filing survey.
Laura B. Redd et 11, versus
Pearl Stegall et al, possession;
motion by Mary V- Stegall to be
made party defendant, disclaim
er of Perry Stegall and Cora
Carter filed.
George Barker versus St. L.,
I. M. S&. Ry. Co., damages, dis
missed at cost of defendant.
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Fodder and Corn A Good Substi
tute For Gasoline.
Mr. and Mrs. Griffin Smith re
turned last night from an over
land trip to Newport, having
gone by way of Grubbs. Mr.
Smith states that the roads
from Paragould to Pitts were in
excellent condition, but. that on
account of a damaged bridge at
Pitts, it was necessary to motor
to a point several miles south.
A particularly deceptive cut
through induced Mr. Smith to
attempt going around a bog,
with the result that the machine
sank two feet into a quicksand
formation. This occurred just
before dark, and although des
perate efforts were made to ex
tricate the wheels, little prog
ress resulted. While attempting
to develop four hundred horse
power form a twenty-two horse
power from a twenty-two horse
transmission mechanism gave
way. Mr. and Mrs. Smith ac
cepted the invitation of George
Baker, a substantial farmer of
the bottoms, to spend the night
at his home- Next morning a
number of the neighbors gather
ed in with a block and tackle,
twro good mules and an excellent
lbt of muscle. A cable was at
tached to the hind axle, and af
ter laboring for half an hour or
more, the machine was snaked
to dry land. With Geo. Baker’s
farm wagon attached to a log
ging cable, the said cable at
tached to the balky Ford, and
two good mules connected with
the wagon, the drive of twenty
miles into Kewport was made in
the remarkably short interval
of six hoi.is.
Mr. Smith declares that fod
der and corn are excellent sub
stitutes for gasoline in the
Cache River bottoms, and really
give results where the Standard
Oil product fails. Before start
ing on the return trip yesterday
morning, an axe and forty feet
of cable were purchased. At a
few points it was necessary to
blaze a new trail around bogs
and swamps, but the entire
homeward d ve of more than 80
miles was made in seven hours,
without mishap. —Paragould
Press.
October 4th, 1914.
October 4, 1914, will long be
remembered by patriotic Ameri
! cans. The day is holy unto
|God, and is the day designated
; by the chief executive of the
| United States as the day of
j special prayer that the roar of
I cannon may cease, that the
sound of the dying writhing in
agony upon the open plains
shall be heard no longer, but
i-irom every country tnat is now
waging war, the glad notes of
universal peace shall be heard
from every hill and valley, and
jthe standard of the Crucified
I One planted to attract love and
, admiration forever, for truly
I He is the Prince of Peace.
! Tomorrow' wherever you are,
will you not bow the head and
breathe a prayer to God that
peace on earth, good will to
i ward men once again shall be the
glad experience of all the earth,
and then the Prince of Peace
| shall reign supreme.
W. Palmer Chalmers.
OFFERS ROUMANIA
TWO PROVINCES
Of Austria If Country Will En
ter War And Occupy Pro
vince of Transyl
vania.
United Press Dispatch.
Bucharest, Oct. 3.—It is offi
cially announced that Russia
has offered Roumania the Aus
trian Provinces of Bukovnia and
Transylvania, as a reward if
Roumania will immediately en
ter the war and take Transylva
nia.
The Russians are already oc
cupying Bukovnia and the mat
ter will be decided by the Crown
council next week.
King Carol, whose sympathies
have been with Germany, it is
believed will abdicate in the
event of the Russian proposal
being accepted.
ONLY 62 CASES OF CHOL
ERA.
United Press Dispatch.
Vienna, Oct. 3.—The govern
ment, recognizing the rumors
that a huge cholera epidemic
prevails in the Austrian arm^,
states that there are only fifty
eight cases in Galicia and four
in Moravia and Silesia combined.
Capital City Makes Poor Show
ing.
Special to Independent.
Little Rock, Oct. 3.—There is
much complaint among the
promomters of the Buy-A-Bale
movement that the people of
Little Rock are not doing their
share. After two weeks of pub
licity and campaigning, the com
mittee has contributions for
only *eighty-seven bales, and ov
er one-half is from Eastern and
Northern firms.
Union service.
Hon. Granville Jones is to
make an address Sunday even- pi
ing at the Christian Chruch, at
7:30. His subject will be, “Re
ligion and War” or “The In- j|
fluence of the European war on '|
the religious life of the world. -m
All who heard him last night
will be glad to hear him again. ' 4
The Presbyterian and Metho
dist churches will have no Ser
vices at this hour, but will give
way for his address.
There is a treat in stbre for
the Newport people, such as does
not often come.
This subject will be especial
ly appropriate for the day
While the people are observ-'
ing peace day in all the church
es, it is well for us to fortify
ourselves against the unwhole
some influence of the war upon
religious life.
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