HUES CHECK
* GERMAN FORCE
Berlin Report, the First Since May 27,
Does Not Lay Claim to Any
. i New Advance.
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Associated Press Dispatch.
4 (New York, June 5.—Allied defen
sive measures have broken the force
of the German offensive in the salient
south of the Ailette. The enemy is
now making only strong local attacks.
Berlin in its latest report for the
first time since May 27 did not claim
any new advance.
The Americans are taking part in
fighting around Chateau Thierry,
where the western part of the battle
frot& joins the Marne. Between the
Oiso^ind Marne rivers fighting is
i heaviest, but attacks are being local
IBbd. Enemy artillery fire is heavy
north of the Aisne and around
JRheims, which still holds out.'
In addition to the present battle,
Americans now are actively engaged
(j,t . in four ,sectors and are preparing to
enter the front linft and another in
Flanders. Military observers ex
pect the Germans to next attempt to
afeain reach the channel! ports
through Amiens. Fighting operations
on the western front elsewhere than
south of the Ailette is at a minimum.
4 German submarines apparently are
still off the Atlantic coast. An Amer
ican destroyer Tuesday rescued a
French tanker from submarines off
the Maryland shore. Nearly fifty
persons are s .11 missing from the
■Carolina. Sixteen of these were re
ported to have perished from expos
ure. ■ i
FEDERAL COURT AT
BATESVILLE TO COM
PLETE WORK TODAY.
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Quite a number of Newport citizens
r‘ spent yesterday in Batesville attend
ing federal court as witnesses and
jupors, Many of them returned
home last night, having been dis
charged. James W. Grubbs of this
city was foreman of the grand jury.
The court will complete the work for
the term today, it is believed.
Each year it is more definitely ap
parent that the federal court for this
district should be located at Newport
instead of Batesville, not for the con
venience of Newport citizens partic
ularly, but for the reason that its lo
cation in this city would create a
, great saving of expense for the gov
ernment. Practically every man hav
ing business in the court at each term
must pass through Newport, and
either spend the day or night here.
Court offcials live in Little Rock and
j must add mileage to government ex
Jt pense by continuing their journey
from here to Batesville, and the same
is true of witnesses and jurors and
others, besides the inconvenience of
coming in contact with inadquate
train service.
If the federal court were moved to
Newport the money saving by its op
eration here would pay for the trans
fer within a short time.
Better to sacrifice luxuries than
sacrifice lives. Sacrifice the luxur
ies_Buy War Savings Stamps.
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* PADEUNE^THEATRE
X ■, Tonight X
•a, Jfor valour <&•
^ A good war picture showing X
X how the hero wins the Vic- X
^ toria Cross for his bravery X
^ on the battlefield of France. ^
^ The cast includes beautiful
Winifred Allen, Richard
„ <| Barthelmas and Henry Wca
X ver
5 reel—TRIANGLE
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X A TOUGH TURKEY TROT
, X Some comedy
,^ l reel—TRIANGLE
^ Admission 10c and 15 Cents
4 4 Thursday, the wonderful Jap
▲ Sessue Hayakana in “The
X Honor of His House”—Par
Jk amount.
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RED CROSS NOTES.
The Red Cross sewing rooms hav<
been attended recently by an unus
ually large number of workers, botl
in the surgical dressing room anc
sewing room. It is encouraging tc
! have it thus, and if the attendance is
1 kept up an unusually large shipment
will be made soon. The school girls
could spend their vacation very prof
itably by a few hours’ visit eacl
morning, making bandages or doing
other work.
Weldon and Shoffner are asking t<
be allowed a joint work room, whicl
no doubt will be granted them
Eight Mile has also asked the privil
ege of sewing. All over the countj
i comes increased interest in various
branches of the chapter.
Because the weather is getting
warm, especially in the afternoons, it
is hoped the ladies will not stay away
from the Red Cross work rooms. Ii
you cannot come in the afternoons,
come in the morning. Don’t neglect
this most important of all work.
ILL BUT TEN IRE
. ACCOUNTED FOB
Passengers and Crew of the Carolina
Have Been Landed At Atlantic
City and In Delaware.
Associated Press Dispatch.
New York, June 5.—All but ten of
218 passengers aboard the liner Caro
lina, when it was sunk by a subma
rine, have been accounted for, offi
cers of the New York and Poico
Rican line announced this morning.
One hundred and fifty-six passengers
and ninety-four of the crew arrived
today aboard a schooner, which
picked up survivors off Barnegat.
Other survivors were landed at At
lantic City and at Lewes, Delaware.
According to survivors the subma
rine, after stopping the steamer, vol
unteered not to shoot if the steamer
did no use hse wireless. The captain
of the steamer agreed and the pas
sengers and crew, were allowed time
to put off in small boats. Ten army
officers among the passengers were
not molested.
The crew list of the Carolina has
not been checked yet, but officials of
the line said it is not believed the to
tal of missing wrill exceed twenty.
Associated Press Dispatch.
New York, June 5.—The American
auxiliary schooner Samuel C. Mengel,
was another victim of submarines,
which were sunk Sunday, 175 miles
off New York. The crew was res
cued and brought here.
NOTICE.
To the Hon. County Court of Jack
son County, Arkansas:
W. D. McLain, County Judge:
We, your petitioners, being citi
zens, and Free Holders of Jackson
County, Arkansas*, petition your
Honorable Court to lay out and es
tablish a new road in Grubbs and
Bird Towships, in Jackson County,
Arkansas, as follows, to-wit;
Beginning at the Southeast corner
of Section Nineteen, in Township
Twelve North range one West, run
thence North on Section line, between
Sections Nineteen and Twenty, Seven
teen and Eighteen, Seven and Eight,
Five and Six, to the South line *-f
Township Thirteen North, Range One
West; thence North to' the North
east corner of Section Thirty-one, in
Township Thirteen North, Range
One West. This road is of consider
able importance to the traveling pub
lie, being a road connecting the New
port and Grubbs road and the Tuck
erman and Grubbs road, and shoulc
be established as a public road fiftj
feet wide.
M. B. Phariss,.. Chas. Holden, Sam
R. Phillips, Otto M. Bowen, Gustav*
Jones, Wm. N. Dunaway, H. Murphy
S. Heinemann, C. M. Erwin, O. D
Watson, Geo. R. Hays. Jno. Green
haw, L. J. Dunkin, N. B. Wishon, F
A. Stuart, J. H. Willis.
■ A. Stuart, J. H. Willis. 37d2t
- You command the immediate inter
» est and attention of local customer
► when you patronize the Independent'
► advertising lacilities.
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DIDN'T INTEND
TO GOTO COURT
Young Batesville Barber Carrying
Whiskey Boards Train Here An*1
Goes to Federal Court.
Otto Guenzel, a ' young Batesville
barber who reached Newport early
Tuesday morning with a quantity
of whiskey, didn’t know he was going
to Federal court when he boarded the
Batesville train a few hours following
his arrival from Poplar Bluff. Car
rying his contraband he stood up in
the vestibule and happened to attract
the attention of Gus C. Martin, who
was en route to Batesville to attend
court. Mr. Martin reported his sus
picions to the United States Marshal,
who was on the same train boundi for
the same place. When questioned
Guenzel denied that he owned the
package containing four quarts of
whiskey lying at his feet in the ves
tibule. When he was searched a few
pints of the stuff • were found in his
pockets, whereupon he admitted own-1
ership of the package. ;
Guenzel was promptly taken to
fcourt at Batesville, but when it was
learned that he was scheduled to reg
ister fot military service today, and
after saying that he had intended to
join the nsivy immediately before
the time lor registration, ne was re
leased. It is said he is now a mem
ber of the navy.
LOCAL ATTACKS
FEME FRONT
German Efforts Fail and French Line
Has Been Rectified By In
fantry Action.
Associated Press Dispatch.
Paris, June 5.—The Germans con
tinued local attacks last night on the
main 1 attic front, the war office an
| noun Enemy attacks between
jCarlepont Wood, Domiers and Cour
cy and in the neighborhood of Chesy
failed. The French line now borders !
the forest north of Coucy, being
rectified by infantry actions.
Associated Press Dispatch.
London, June 5.—The war office
reports the repulse of a German at
tempt to raid the British lines south
west of Morlacourt in the region east
of Amiens.
STOCKYARD EMPLOY
ES IN CHICAGO ARE
ON STRKE TODAY.
Associated Press Dispatch.
Chicago, June 5.— About twenty
hundred men employed in the stock
yards here went on a strike this
morning.
USED MEN .
GAIN LIBERTY
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Cases Against Bahlche and Hannan
Are Dismissed! In Federal Court
At Batesville
In federal court at Batesville
Tuesday the cases against J. H. Han
nan and R. A. Bahlche were dismiss
ed, following an investigation by the
grand jury. Both men came to Diaz
from Batesville on Tuesday evening’s
trajn and boarded a northbound Iron
Mountain train at 9 o’clock last
night.
Several weeks ago Barlche was ar
rested here following disloyal re
marks he is alleged to have made.
An investigation showed his associa
tion with Hannan, who was later ar
rested. Hannan had in his posses
sion literature construed to be an at
tack on the government, and Bahl
che possessed literature which treated
against the teachings of the govern
ment. Each man waived preliminary
hearing and were taken to Batesville,
where they made bond for appearance
in the court there this week.
Hannan came to Newport sK>me
time ago from a northern state and
engaged in the practice of law here.
Following his arrest he moved his
family back north. Bahlche was em
ployed as a barber here at the time
of his arrest.
WILL CONTINUE
MEN TO FIHCE
Secretary Daniels Says Men and Mu
nitions Will Go Over Despite
Subumarine Activity.
Associated Press Dispatch.
Washington, June 5.—The navy de
partment was without further advices
at noon from the patrol fleet hunting'
enemy submarines off he Atlantic
coast. It is understood officials are
proceeding on the theory that a num
ber of submarines are off the coast
or may be expected to appear.
Secretary Daniels issued a state
ment declaring there will be no let
up of the flow of men and munitiins
to Prance because of submarine ac
tivity.
Associated Press Dispatch.
Washington, June 5.—Mine sweep
ers picked up a number of mines off
the Atlantic coast, which were un
doubtedly strewn by raiding subma
rines, the navy department announcs.
The Bible study class will meet at
the Methodist church Thursday after
noon at 4 o’clock. All members are
urged to be present.
rARKANSAS
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j TRUST
I COMPANY
E NEWPOR ARK,.
| RECIPROCITY
\ It is not only what you can do for us
\m but also what we can do for )cu that impels
H us to invite your account. Both parties
jfl to a transaction must benefit otherwise it is
j H not good business.
J This institution furnishes personal help
jl ful service in exchange for the business it
ill receives. We live up to our belief that
: H th^*1 who serve best profit 'most.
II
j =§ Account will ne Welcomed
\m SatGty-Satisfactory^
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PROGRAM.
The Missionary Society of the First
Christian church meets Thursday af
ter noon at Mrs. George K. Stephens’
i residence, with Miss Ollie Mae Kidd,
'leader. The following is the pro
j gram:
Bible study—Mrs. Guy Maris.
Prayer.
Sketch of the Work of the Foreign
Christian Missionary Society in In
dia—Mrs. B. H. White.
Sketch of the Work of the Chris
tian Women’s Board of Missions in
India—Mrs. Geo. K. Stephens.
Present Conditions and New Res
ponsibilities in India—Mrs. O. M.
Bowen.
Facts for the Busy Woman—Mrs.
M. W. Burkett.
Hidden Answers.
Benediction.
The regisration of young men of
our county, who have reached their
majority since the last registration,
June 5th, 1917, is taking place at the
cour house today. Our streets were
noticeably full of ^ung men all days
who came from all parts of the
county. It is estimatfetf“that about
259 will register fromThe county.
40,000 NEGROES
WILL JE CULLED
Draft Registrants Will Entrain For
Service Between June 20 and 25,
Says Dispatch.
Washington June 5.—‘Orders today
were issued for the mobilization of
40,000 negro draft registrants to en
train between June 20th and 25th.
JLIlt; stclte quuiaa muuuc, rviivoiiaoo
3,000 to Camp Pike, Kentucky 2,000
to Camp Taylor, Mississippi 3,000 to
Camp Grant, Tennessee 3,000 to
Camp Dodge.
HERE AND THERE IN ARKANSAS
While packing eggs at Flippin, Ma- ,
rion county, on April 8, Coy Hill
wrote his name and. address on one j
of the eggs. A few days ago he re- j
ceived a letter from H. M. Ford, cook (
on the United States steamer Terres- 1
sa, dated April 18, 1,000 miles out c
from New York, telling him he had i
found the egg. Ten days after the
egg was packed in Marion county it
was packed into an American 3,000 e
miles away from Marion county. I
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Everett Deatherage, a Baxter coun- e
ty soldier, who died some time ago, i
left a war insurance policy made out \
to his mother for $10,000. The sol- p
dier’s parents were not certain that r
he had taken out insurance but in set- v
tling up other matters with the war u
deparment they were informed that u
he insurance had been taken out. I
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Ben S. Terry and his assistant edi- t
tor, J. P. Pinkerton, have retired
from the Benton County Democrat,
which hereafter will be edited and
published by Frank P. Harris of Ben- e
tonville. The paper was leased to ^
Mr. Harris. r
Two barber shops in Gillette have
agreed to donate 25 per cent of their i
gross receipts on one Saturday of i
each month to the Gillette chapter of <
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ENEMY PROPERTY.
All citizens are requested to notify
the, undersigned of any property own
ed by enemy aliens in this county, in
order that the government may at
once take charge of the same and help
win the war.
Jos. M. Stay ton,
Chairman County Council of Defense.
Casualtv List
Associated Press Dispatch.
Washington, June 5.—Today’s cas
ualty list shows killed in action, thir
ty-nine; died of wrounds, thirteen;'
of accident, three; disease, six;i
wounded severely, forty-seven; miss
ing two. . I.
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The Independent works for you.
Use it as your salesman. It carries
news of the store into hundreds of
homes. , . j
RUSSIANS II
HUNS MID 1
Big Battle Took Place In the Kara
District of Trane-Caucaaia On
May Twenty Fourth.
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Associated Press Dispatch.
London, June 5.—A big battle was
fought in the Kars district of Trans
Caucasia on May 24th, resulting in.
favor of the Russians, an Excange
Telegraph correspondent to Moscow
wires. The Turks and Germans, re- ,
tired along the*Ardahan Road and the- ;v ;’
population was massacred, the dis
patch declares.
INSTITUTE NOTES. .
The number of teachers that are
attending the annual meeting of the . , |
Jackson county teachers' institute is' *¥*
gradually increasing. About one j :‘:.
hundred teachers are already enrolled
and it is evident that a number of ||
teachers will lose their license by
fusing to attend the county institute
as institute attendance ifi,
na/moaotur T?rvf onir raaa/t*i 5# a 1 n ■ lift1
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this afternoon,
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nfil 4-tiia -fall nn/1 will nnf maat. infl_
ntil Tuesday, September 3rd. Miss
da Parish and Mrs. Adam Lockard
mtributed songs and piano numbers
> the great pleasure of those who
re re present.
Use the columns of the Independ
nt. They will carry your business
ilk into nearly every home in N«w
ort.
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3RAND THEATRE
k Tonight "
^ WILLI AIM FOX +
^ Presents ^ J:
^ an eight reel Super-Produc- ^
k tion entitled |
k -JACK AND THE BEAN- +
STALK.” + |
^ This is a spectacular feat- ^
^ ure, with massive settings, ^
^ gorgeous scenery, wonderful ^
protographic effects and su- ^
^ perb acting. ^
^ Admission ^
k Lower Floor 10c and 15c ^
k Balcony, 10c to everybody
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Tomorrow ^
k Carlyle Blackwell in the ^
^ ‘‘CRIMSON DOVE” +
k also ^
k LOUISE FAZENDA +
P> — in — +
^ “THE KITCHEN LADY” +
^ 2 reel Mack Sennett comedy 0