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VOLUME XVII. NO. 298. NEWPORT, ARKANSAS, SATURDAY, MARCH 30, 1918. PRICE FIVE CENTS.
HUNS RENEW
ATTACK ON 20
MILE FRONT
FRENCH OFFERING A MOST DES
PERATE RESISTANCE.
The Great Battle Which Was Re
j sumed Last Night Extends From
, Moreuil and Briand to
Lassigny.
SLIGHT FRENCH RETIREMENT.
The Germans have renewed power
ful attacks in the Mont Didier re
gion where the wedge was pushed
farthest towards Paris, and a great
battle is waging over a twenty-five
mile front. The French are offering
desperate resistance. The Paris of
ficial report mentions that the town
of Moreuil forming a part of the line
on the northern edge of the front,
has been taken, which indicates that
the French have been forced back
slightly. Moreuil is eleven miles
from Amiens and Lassigny on the
southerly side of the salient fourteen
miles east of Mont Didier. The sit
uation on the British front is un
changed.
Associated Press Dispatch.
Paris, March 30.—The war office
announces that the battle, which was
resumed last night with renewed vio
lence, is progressing over a front of
forty killometers from Moreuil and
firiand to Lassigny. The Frenc
supported by reserves, are offering
desperate resistance to the powerful
assault. | ;
Associated Press Dispatch.
British Headquarters, March 30—
The British lines have been strength
ened rapidly in every quarter and
there is a most heartening display
of determination and optimism. The
Germans are reported to be digging
themselves in the vicinity of Albert.
Today’s conflict slackened, but renew
al is expected momentarily. The
German capture yesterday of Me
ziers and Maison Blanco, south of
Luceriver does not alter the situa
tion materially.
Associated Press Dispatch.
London, March 30.—Reuter’s cor
respondent on the front reports that
the Germans are rushing forward ar
tillery and reorganizing their forces.
It says the slowing down of the
battle is probably a lull beofre an
other storm of still greater intensity.
Associated Press Dispatch.
London London, March 30.—It is
officially announced that sixteen
German airplanes were put out of
actionj yesterday. Twelve British ma-‘
chines are missing.
Associated Press Dispatch.
London, March 30.—The Germans
in attacking yesterday at Demiun
and Mezieurs pressed back the British
from Meziures, the war office an
nounces. The enemy attempts to
capture Demuin was broke down.
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GERMAN SPIES
ARE ARRESTED
Associated Press Dispatch.
Newark, March 30.— Admission
that a group of spies have been em
ployed at the plant of the Curtiss
Engineering Corporation at Hemp
stead, L. I. has been obtained: from
Mrs. Lydia White, who was arrested
with blue-prints of airplanes in her
possesion, the police announce.
ROAD IMPROVEMENT
DISTRICT ORGANIZED IN
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
Special to Independent.
Little Rock, March 30.—Road Im
provement District No. 1 has just
been organized in Washington county.
It is for the construction of a maca
dam and graded road from Springdale
east to the Madison county line, to
ward Huntsville, about 20 miles.
This makes 56 counties in which road
districts have been organized, a total
of 129 districts, and there are at
least thirty more districts in process
of organization. The State Highway
Commission predict that before the
end of the year there will not be a
county in the state in which there are
not one or more road districts.
A. W. PARKE WILL
TOUR SOUTHERN STATE
Special to Independent.
Little Rock, March 30.—A. W.
Parke, of the Parke-Harper News
Service, who has been called in the
National Red Cross campaign, at
tended a conference at Atlanta this
week. He has been assigned the
state of Florida, as director, and will1
tour the state next week with French
and Canadian officers and National
Red Cross officials..
About fifty soldier boys went
through on No. 4 today, en route to
their various homes on an Easter
furlough.
Late Wire Briefs
Associated Press Dispatch.
London, March 30.— The Finnish
Red Guard was defeated by the gov
ernment forces at Tammerfors, ac
cording to a Reuter dispatch from
Petrograd. Rebels are said to have
lost ten thousand prisoners and
twenty-one guns.
British Headquarters, March 30.—
j The situation from the entente view
point is today more satisfactory.
Last night was comparatively quiet
on the British section of the battle
front.
Associated Press Dispatch.
Washington, March 30.— Senator
Overman, who is at the head of the
senate judiciary committee, announc
ed legislation providing the death
penalty for many acts of espionage.
The bill will be submitted to con
gress.
Associated Press Dispatch.
Washington, March 30.—The house
and senate conferees reached an
agreement over the bill to create war
finance corporation, fixing the capi
tal at half a million with authority to
issue three billion dollars of bonds.
The bill provides a voluntary system
of licensing security issues.
Associated Press Dispatch.
Washington, March 30.—The ship
ping board exceeded the launching
program for March by twelve thous
and tons, but fell behind the schedule
of completed ships, it is announced
today. Thirty-six ships have been
launched durin gthe month.
Associated Press Dispatch.
Coshocton, Ohio, March 30.— Las!
night a mob visited sixteen homes in
this city and forced between twenty
five and thirty alleged pro-Germans
to kiss the stars and stripes, anc
say, ‘To hell with the kaiser.”
Associated Press Dispatch.
London, March 30— A Morning
Post correspondent of France draws
a grewsome picture of battlefield
conditions. He writes thus: Pris
oners state that the country side is
full of bodies and the air horrible
with the odor of d.ath.” Continuing
j he says, “Wells cannot be used anc
j villages are strewn with the dead oi
| Germany. There are great piles ol
* J bodies along the road between towns.’
GEN. FOCH IN COMMAND
OF ILL IILUED FORCES
Famous British General Who Checked German
Drive On Paris Is Leading American, French
and English Armies
Associated Press Dispatch.
Fighting on the battle front be
tween the Scarpe and Oise rivers has
diminished. The allied forces are
making ready for a counter blow.
General Foch, who played the mem
orable role in stopping the first Ger
man rush toward Paris, has been
given command of British, French
and American armies for the present
operations.
Repulsed in attempts to widen sa
lient by pressing back the northern
and southern wings, the Germans
drove forward the apex of the wedge
toward Amiens and are now astride
the Somme.
About, twelve miles east of Amiens,
between the Somme and Avro, the
British have retired to line through
Hamel, Marcelcave and Neuve.
South of Albert the British bold the
line to Ancre, making the salient in
to German line.
The French completely checked the
Germans west of Mont Didier. Be
tween Mont Didier and Lassigny the
French counter-offensive continues.
The situation is unchanged in other
sections of France and Italy. Heavy
artillery firing continues in the
American sector northwest of Toul.
ORVILLE POOL.
Special to Independent.
Pine Bluff, March 29.—Orville
Pool, aged 55 years, ticket agent for
the Cotton Belt railroad here for the
past 22 years, died at the railroad
hospital at Texarkana yesterday, af
ter having been there since Wednes
day. He was a native of Jacksonport,
and is survived by his wife and four
children, Mrs. Pauline Smith and Asa
W. Pool of Pine Bluff; Orville H.
Pool of Wynne and Orlo T. Pool of
Blytheville; also a sister, Mrs. Jen
nie Dillard of Newport.
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SERVICE FLAG AT UNIVERSITY.
A service flag with 546 stars will
be unfrudled at the State University
at Fayetteville in the near future.
This represents the number of stud
ens and fanner students of the insti
tution who have joined the colors, so
far as they are able to learn. It is
believed there are moie. It will be by
far the largest flag in the state. The
attendance at the university has kept
up well, notwithstanding the con
stant drain made by the army and
navy upon its men. There are 700
now as compared with 800 last year.
Subscribe for The Independent.
70 KILLED,
90 INJURED
Associated Press Dispatch.
Paris, March 30.—Seventy people
were killed and ninety injured when a
shell fired by a German long-range
gun, bombarding Paris, struck a
church yesterday. Most of the vic
tims were women and children.
NO MEATLESS DAY
FOR NEXT MONTH
Washington, March 29.—Suspen
sion of the meatless day regulations
for 30 days beginning tomorrow was
ordered tonight by the food adminis
tration in instructions telegraphed to
all state food administrators.
Temporary relaxation of the re
strictions was decided upon because
thousands of hogs now coming into
the market have increased the meat
supply beyond the country’s shipping
and storage capacity. In a state
ment announcing the order, Food Ad
ministrator . Hoover expressed confi
dence that the producers would not
take advantage of the “holiday” to
ask more than fair prices and that
the “packers and retailers will have
sense enough to realize that this is
not to be a holiday of high prices.”
SEEDS TO BE DISTRIBUTED.
Special to Independent.
Little Rock, March .30.—Commis
sioner Page announces that he has
1,000 packages of assorted garden
seeds, sent him by Senator Joe T.
Robinson, which will be distributed to
those making application.
Misses Matilda Wilmans and Myr
tle Hedges are expected up from Gal
loway college this evening to spend
For Easter
There’s a good deal more than style to
look for in Easter clothes this year, for
this year’s Easter parade is going to be a pa
triotic procession. This means that quality
and value are going to be important, because
conservatism is both patriotic and important.
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Kuppenheimer
Clothes
you have absolute assurance of quality and
value.
You'll find them here—Spring Models—all
types for men of all types m a price range from $25 to $35.
Easter Hats
And don t forget to make your new hat ror
Easter a Knox, a Stetson or a Hawes.
You’ll find just the right style and color that
is most becoming to you here, and [they are
dependable quality.
$3.50 to $6
Star Clothing Company
ADAM LOCKARD, Manager. “THE APPAREL STORE FOR MEN”
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SCHOOL CONTEST. I
The Northeast Arkansan Contest
Association will hold its fourth an- >:||
nual meet in this city three weeks
from yesterday and today, Edgar
Williams, superintendent of the city;
schools, is president of this organize- < '
tion and is very busy making arrange-' , f
mcnts for the success of the meet.
A plan that has been in effect sine
I the association’s organization, is
| reduced rate by all service car ownJ
i ers, for carrying passengers to and |
from the fair grounds, where the
*tt"ck meet will be held. As there are
so many ca:s in service at the pres
ent time, Supt. Williams has request
ed that this announcement be made
“that all who will operate cars on the
1 date of the meet, and if they are will
ing to carry passengers at the rate of
thirty-five cents for the round trip
or 17% cents for the one way to
please call him and let him know or
to leave word at the Independent of
fice The association will have the
tickets printed and will attend to the
selling of same so that the drivers of
the cars will not have any delay itt
■ making fees for the trip |
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' The last day of the week of prayer
is Sunday, March Slat, meeting
the Christian church at 2:30 p.
Subject is “Self-Denial.”