Russia-Germany
Sever Relations
France and Germany Will Follow—
War Inevitable—Crash To
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London, August 1—Russia (
and Germany have severed re
L_ s lations. The German ambassa- ]
* dor has asked the American am- ,
bassador, Herrick, to act for his
country after his departure. An
Amsterdam report says the Rus
N sian ambassador to Berlin has
demanded his passports and the
ambassador to St. Peterburg has
/ also received passports and is
V now en route to Berlin, accord- -
ing to a Washington report,
j These facts emphasized that
* a general clash which may
, / change the map of Europe is a
* bout to begin. There is practi
1 ft cally no hope of peace.
V Russia has ignored Germany s
demand that mobilization of her 1
4 armies cease and France has
> refused to tell Germany her in
tention- This resulted in the
German ambassador to h ranee
asking the American ambassa
dor to assume his duties in the
event of war President Wilson j
has granted the necessary per-:
mission.
Tension in England increases
hourly and mobilization orders
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iwait only signature. The King
continues his efforts to force a
resumption of negotiations and
is reported to have appealed to
lis ally, the Czar of Russia, to
ivert the conflict as a last hope.
Breaking relations with Rus
sia, Germany is certain to also
nreak with France if not al
ready. The first clash is expect
ed on the German-French bor
der, where the French insist
;hat the Germans are trying to
?oad the French troops into an
ivert act.
The South Wales Miners’ Fed
eration has refused to work ov
ertime to accumulate coal as a
•eserve for the navy and threat
ened to strike.
HERRICK ADVISES WASH
INGTON.
Jnited Press Dispatch.
Washington, D. C., August 1
—Ambassador to France, Her
•ick, has advised this country
hat he is ready to offer the
‘good offices of this country” in
issisting the departure of the
German representative to
France- If done, this govern
nent will assume the responsi
>ility of all state papers.
BRITISH AND
GERMAN ARMADAS
Vlready Mobilized Prepared For
Greatest Naval Battle In His
tory of the World.
Jnited Press Dispatch.
London, Aug- 1.—The British
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Morth sea and the German squa
iron off south Holland. The
greatest naval battle in history
s certain to occur immediately
following a declaration of war.
Germany is reported to be hold
ng up shipping off Lageland.
Sweden and Denmark have
ooth warned all German war
ships out of their ports and the
French government has seized
ill telephone lines including the
British submarine line because
[he censor was unable to check
telephone messages.
GERMAN MERCHANTMEN
BEWARE.
United Press Dispatch.
Berlin, Germany, August 1.—
Germany’s shipping vessels
have been ordered to make the
nearest neutral port to prevent
capture. This is almost positive
evidence that a general war is
inevitable.
GERMANY PRESSING ITALY.
United Press Dispatch
Rome, Italy, August 1.—Ger
many is pressing Italy to state
what will be her course in the
event of war between Germany
and Russia- It is understood
that Italy desires to remain neu
tral.
FRANCE ORDERS MOBILI
ZATION.
United Press Dispatch
Flash—Paris, August 1, p. m.
—France has just issued a gen
eral mobilization order for Sun
day.
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CZAR AND
KAISER SEVER
Diplomatic Relations And Both
Will Probably A«k Unde
Sam ’s Good Offices.
; United Press Dispatch
Paris, August 1.—Diplomatic
relations between Russia and
Germany have been severed
An official news agency dis
patch received here from Berlin
jvia London, states that with the
i expiration at noon today of Ger
many’s ultimatum to the Czar,
I arrangements wrill at once be be
igun in both capitals for taking
'over the two embassies by neu
tral powers.
It is expected that the United
I States will be asked to act for
both capitals.
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WAR OR PEACE
LAYS WITH ENGLAND!
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Says French Ambassador, Who
Believes England’s Threat
May Stop Kaiser. !
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United Press Dispatch.
London, August 1—“The is
sue of war or peace depends on !
England’s position”, said the
French ambassador at the court
of St. James tonight, explaining ;
that if England will inform Ger
many that her navy is ready to
; strike there may be no war, ad- i
! ding that otherwise the situa
; tion i« hopeless- He said he had I
been informed that unless the
situation improves, the German '
ambassador to France will a
bandon his post tonight.
FINAL EFFORT TO AVERT
WAR.
United Press Dispatch
Paris, August 1.—Premier Vi
viani and the German ambassa
ador conferred at the foreign of
fice this afternoon in a final and
desperate effort to prevent war,
this being the second conference
of the day.
Earl er, the French premier
jhad given an outline of the at
Ititude of France to avert war
between her ally, Russia, and
Germany, but declaring that she
must protect her own interests.
Germany would not accept
I this last word ana wnne arrang
I ing to turn his affairs over to
;the American ambassador, the
German ambassador’s eoncila
tory attitude demanding anoth
er audience, he went over the
situation with Premier Viviani
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FINANCIAL INTERESTS
BRING PRESSURE FOR
PEACE.
; United Press Dispatch.
1 London, August 1.—Powerful
financial interests in bringing
: pressure to prevent general
'wars have aroused the hopes of
peace advocates, for it is admit
! ted that should bankers and bus
iness unite in opposition, war
i would not occur- It is suggested
j here that an international group
of bankers is responsible for the
j sudden resumption of negotia
tions at Paris.
American Bankers To Confer
United Press Dispatch
Washington, D. C., August 1- ;
—A conference of the bankers
of New York, Chicago and St.
Louis clearing associations will
be here held here Monday, call- !
ed by Secretary of the Treasury
McAdoo to discuss protecting j
the financial interests of this
country because of the European i
crisis
Estimate 13,850,000 Bales.
Washington, D- C., July 31.—
The Department of Agriculture’s
bureau of crop estimates announ
ced today that the condition of
cotton crop on July 25, reported
at 76.4 per cent of a normal,
forecasts a yield of about 13,
850,000 bales of 500 pounds
gross weight.
This is the first time the gov
ernment has officially announced
a forecast of the cotton crop be
fore December.
The area planted to cotton
and under cultivation on June
25 this year, as previously re
ported , was 36,960,000 acres, a
decrease of 498,000 acres, or 1.3
per cent, from that under culti
cultivation on June 25 last year i
A condition of 100 per cent of a
normal on July 25 would be1
equivalent to a yield of 234.1 i
pounds of cotton to the acre, the j
bureau of crop estimates has an- j
nounced.
Weather conditions generally
have been favorable to the crop
throughout the month except in ;
the western part of the belt
where lack of rain and high
temperatures caused late cotton j
to suffer severely.
Cotton Opens Rapidly.
Monroe Gawf, one of Union
township’s best farmers, who
cultivates a large farm just east
of Newport, has brought to this
office a sample of cotton, which
shows the drouth to be forcing
open the large bolls.
This stalk has six bolls, three
of which are open. It has quit
blooming and has made its full
growth unless rains are re
ceived. The plant is about 22
inches in height and above the
average, for Mr. Gawf estimates 1
the average crop for this sec-!
lion at 200 to 300 pounds of j
seed cotton to the acre.
This premature cotton has'
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very short lint, poor seed and
the bolls are all very small. The
outlook is the poorest in Jack
spn county since 1874, accord
ing to all our oldest citizens and
picking will be general in Aug
ust from present prospects if
the weather is not too hot for
gathering.
High School Attendance Urged.
Little Rock, August 1.— J. L.
Bond, state supervisor of rural
schools, is writing a personal let
ter to all pupils who i*eceived,
common school promotion cer
tificates during the year, urging
them to begin now planning to
attend the next term of school.
He says:
“In many districts of the state
the people are working to build
up strong country schools that
will be able to offer high school
advantages to all pupils who are
ready for this higher work and
this may be the case in your
district. I hope that you are
planning to attend high school
during the next session of
school—you can’t afford to stop
your school work where you are
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be satisfied with nothing less
than a good high school course.
“You should, of course, con
tinue your work in your home
school if possible to do so. But
if you cannot do this, you should
plan to attend some good high
school somewhere near your
home.”
Major Bellamy Dying.
Mammoth Spring, August 1.—
Maj. Geo- W. Bellamy, member
of the Arkansas Railroad Com
mission, a victim of a third at
tack of paralysis early this
morning, is not expected to live
until daybreak.
Mr. Bellamy suffered the last
attack several days ago, after
recovering much strength, fol
lowing an attack about six weeks
ago at Little Rock. His condi
tion daily has become worse, and
today it was announced that
there was but little hope for re
covery. Stimulants were ad
ministered throughout the day
by Dr. F. L- French of Little
Rock.
Murder Trial At Searcy.
Searcy, July 31.—The case of
the State of Arkansas vs. James
Mayfield, charged with the
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murder of Jack Robinson, at
Bradford, on August 6, 1913,
has been before the court to
day, the jury in the case hav
ing been secured this morning
after the regular panel and a
special venire of twenty-five
was secured. A large number
of witnesses are in attendance,
and it is possible that verdict
will not be reached before to
morrow morning.
Stabs Boy While Playing.
Jonesboro, July 31—Hubert
O’Connor and Harvey Bryant,
youths employed at the Ameri
can Handle Company plant, to
day at the noon hour playfully
were slashing at each other with
knives. In the play O’Connor
misj udged Bryant’s distance and
one severe lunge drove his knife
into his friend’s stomach.
The walls of the abdominal
cavity were severed, and to
night from St. Bernard’s hos
pital it was announced that the
wound may prove fatal.
Notice.
Notice is hereby given that as
marshal of the City of Newport
1 have taken up the following
described livestock, to-wit:
One black and white spotted
gilt hog, about 6 months old,
2 splits in right and crop off
left ear.
The owner or owners of said
stock are hereby notified to come
forward and prove their owner
ship or interest therein to the
undersigned, and that in de
fault thereof, I will, on
TUESDAY, AUGUST 11, 1914,
offer said stock for sale at pub
lic auction to the highest bidder
for cash, in front of the City
Hall, in the City of Newport,
Arkansas, between the hours of
10 o’clock in the forenoon and 3
o’clock in the afternoon of the
said day.
Dated this, 1st day of August,
1914. f
G. C- MARTIN,
It- City Marshal.
Special to Independent.
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Announcement.
Wait for the Superior Tailor
ing man- He is coming soon
| with a full line of woolens for
| fall and winter. Orders booked
for now or future delivery.
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Regal $4.00 Oxfords now-$2.85 [U5
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