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Final Assault
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Upon Liege Forts With Immense Siege Guns
—Artillery Of Invaders Is Believed By
London To Be Seriously Damaging
Belgian Fortifications.
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GERMANS START BIG BATTLE
French Believe Germans Will Plan Movement To Divert At
tention From Invasion Toward Lille—French Army Still
Holds Trenches In Alsac e—Losses Heavy On Both
Sides—May Drop Back From Longwy.
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United Press Dispatch.
Brussels, August 12—That a general German advance was
in progress, the war office admitted today. It was also an
nounced that a general cavalry engagement was progressing and
it is believed that fighting has already begun west of the Ton
gres river, south of Louvain. It is believed the Germans are en
deavoring to advance toward Waterloo and Brussels.
TO TRAIN BIG GUNS ON FORTS.
United Press Dispatch.
London, August 12.—While the Liege forts are still hold
ing out, it is believed that the German artillery is seriously
damaging the Belgian strongholds. Siege guns of the heaviest
calibre, some of which weigh f orty tons, were brought by the
Germans after restoring rail communication.
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GERMANS PREPARE FOR ASSAULT.
\ United Press Dispatch.
Amsterdam, August 12. —Dispatches received here say
that the Germans are concentrating for a final assault upon
0b the forts about Liege.
BIG GERMAN ARMY STRIKES GAP.
United Press Dispatch.
Paris, August 12—The German army of Moselle is now
p striking at the gap in the French fortifications north of Ver
dun. The Germans have been checked at Longwy by severe
fighting and also at several points on the Belgian-Luxemburg
frontier in that vicinity. This army of. invasion is operating
far south and contains great strength.
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It is Relieved that a movement is planned to divert atten
tion from the operations of the army now moving westward in
Belgium and aimed at Lille. Severe fighting near Stenay is
expected by the war office, which has, however, suppressed the
whereabouts of the French army, which will attempt to drive
back this invasion.
The war office insists that the French still hold trenches be
tween Mulhausen and the Alsace frontier, where they check
ed the Germans with heavy losses on both sides. Fighting was
still in progress there according to last advices. The Longwy
fort still holds out, but the French may not try to hold it a
gainst superior forces.
GERMANS ATTACK BELGIANS— ALLIES TO THEIR AID.
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£ United Press Dispatch.
Paris, August 12_It is officially announced that a 'serious”
general engagement is progressing at Tirlemont, east of Brus
sels. The Germans assaulted the Belgian position at dawn and
are still fighting. This is believed to be the opening attack a
gainst Brussels. The war office announced that the Belgians are
energetically resisting the German attack, which is in force
, f with infantry supported by artillery. It is understood here
\ that the allies are rushing to the aid of the Belgians.
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GERMAINS EOLLOW
ORIGINAL PLANS
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invaders Mass Big Army To
ward Brussels On The Tongres
River and Big Battle Is
Imminent.
United Press Dispatch,
i Brussels, August 12.—It is
believed now that the Germans
are attempting to follow their o
riginal plans for the invasion oi
France via Brussels and Lille,
crossing the Jdeuse river north
of Liege. The main German ar
my is believed to be feeling out
the Belgian defense line with
cavalry. German infantry and
artillery have reached the Ton
gres river, and it is believed that
a cavalry engagement is pro
gressing preliminary to a gen
eral battle to determine for the
time, whether a German invas
ion of Belgium can succeed.
King Albert ^has gone to his
headquarters at* Louvian and the
details of the Belgium move
ments are withheld, but it is
admitted that strong French de
tachments are now operating
with the Belgians everywhere,
while the British are in the vi
cinity of Namur.
The Germans are* reported to
be! agin bombarding the Liege
forts with great vigor at day
break. Some of the forts are
admitted to be badly damaged.
Declares War Used To Boost
Prices.
United Press Dispatch.
Washington, D. C., August'12
—Declaring that the war was
used as an excuse to boost the
prices of foodstuffs, Representa
tive Howard introduced a reso
lution asking the Department of
Justice what it was doing to
prosecute the alleged combina
tion of dealers.
To Charter Neutral Ship
A A VUW VVAAI
Washington, D. C., August 12.
—Arrangements to charter the
ships of countries neutral in
the foreign wars and bring the
Americans home were complet
ed today by Secretary of War
Garrison.
Moving Pictures
the Opera House
THE SPEEDER’S REVENGE
A good auto comedy with Lil
lian Walker and Wallie Van.
(Comedy—VTTAGRAPH)
THE PURITAN
Showing the sacrifice of a caba
ret dancer for her mother.
(Drama—LUBIN)
THE BOND OF LOVE
A strong drama
Maxwell Sargent, Adrienne
Kroell.
(Drama—SELIG)
IN AMALFI, ITALY
One of the most beautiful places
in the world.
(Scenic—SELIG.)
Friday night—“TITO TERROR’
a three reel detective thriller
ADMISSION 5 and 10 CENTS,
I
1 Ed Jones Still At Large,
j Sheriff J. F. McCuistion of
i Jackson county returned to
■Newport Monday night after
| having been in Little Hock for
I the past several days searching
ifor Ed Jones, a negro wanted in
Jackson county for one of the
: most brutal murders ever com
mitted in the state.
Jones, it is alleged, killed a ne
gress at Newport July 29 by
shooting his victim five times
while she was asleep. Both of
her eyes were cut out with a
1 small potato knife. It is said af
jter the murder was committed,
the n\urderer washed the blood
I from his hands and made his
escape from that vicinity.
The Jackson county sheriff
learned that Jones was hiding in
; Little Rock, and came here sev
eral days ago in search of him.
Deputy Sheriff Sol Wormser as
sisted Sheriff McCuistion in the
search here. After making an
'all night search Sunday night
| the officers located him in the
'■ suburbs of the city across the
! river.
The negro, it.is said, was ad
vised by some of his friends in
Argenta that the officers were
after him, and he gave the offi
cers the slip- A reward of $100
has been offered for Jones. It is
believed he still is in the state,
and that he soon will be appre
hended.—Little Rock Democrat.
Harvester Company A Trust.
United Press Dispatch.
'+St. Paul, Minn-, August 12.—
The International Harvester
Company was declared a trust
; in restraint of trade and was or
dered dissolved into at least
■ three parts within ninety days,
by federal circuit court, Justice
! Sanborn dissentng.
The court held that the hold
| ing company was in restraint of
trade from time of its organiza
tion, from five companies 12
years ago, and declared that
while it controlled from 80 to
85 per cent of the implement
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competitors was generally fair.
The decree directed that the
three companies be of about e
qual size, with common stock
holders. In no previous decis
ion has the court gone so far in
directing the details of a disso
lution.
Real Estate Transfers.
D. F. Laster and wife to Wil
ma Laster, four-fifths interest
in 160 acres 32, 36, 35-9-2, $1.
W. W. Beede, trustee, to Lau
ra J- Kinney, lot 4, block 4 Bee
deville, $150.
Wilmans Land Company to W.
C. Campbell and C. W- Hedges,
gin and gin site at Olyphant,
$1,500.
Ada E. R. Benson et al, to
James Q. Blackwood, lot 1,
block 2, Park Place Addition,
Newport, $450.
STEAMBOAT EXCURSION
Aboard Handsome City Of
Muskogee.
Captain F. L. Inman will give
* another of those pleasant and
popular river excursions Tues
day evening, August 18, aboard
his handsome steamboat, The
City of Muskogee. A big crowd
i is anticipated and music has
been engaged for dancing. Round
trip 50 cents- Let’s go. 12d6
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KAISER STOPPED
ASSAULT OE EORTS
Report From Amsterdam Says
German Emperor Upon Learn
ing of Losses at Liege Or
dered Army to Await Siege
Guns.
United Press Dispatch.
Berlin, August 11.—Via Am
sterdam (delayed)—The Kaiser
is reported to have • interfered
with carrying the iLege forts
by storm- When he learned that
the German losses were heavy
as a result of the infantry as
| saults, he directed that the as
saults be stopped and rail com
munication restored, so that the
j heavy siege artillery might be
brought into action and prevent
losses to his troops.
General Venstren declared that
(reports from Brussels were con
tradicted by the facts and ex
plained that the Belgians in
front of Liege outnumbered the
Germans and that the grounds
in the neighborhood of the forts
jwere a great advantage to the
J defense. He claimed the siege
guns would soon reduce the forts
and denied that the German los
ses were near as heavy as claim
ed by Brussels. They were
what mgiht be expected in field
operations of this magnitude.
War Service Makes Late Paper.
Through a misunderstanding
and poor wire service as a re- .
suit of the rains which kept the ,
Newport-Memphis and Newport
St. Louis wires out of commis
sion today, the Independent's
telegraph war service was not
received until 4:30 o’clock this
afternoon, and thus delays the V
appearance of our daily.
As the war news service of ,
I the Independent is looked for- ‘
ward to with much interest by
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our readers, the paper was held |gf
from the press until a late
To Resign From Board. f ■
{ While in the city Wednesday.
! John M. Glass, one of Jackson /
County’s best citizens, annouiKK^^P
ed that he would resign as a
member of the Jackson Couttiy^Jll
Board of Equalization. He sery- f
, ed last year and as the duties
are onerous, feels that such du- |
jties should be passed around*
He will forward his resignation . f
to the governor at once. ,5Vjj
Wish To Clean Out Ditch. ^
Ferdinand Tonney, W. R. Har
vey and John M. Glass, commis
sioners in Ditching District N&
2, were down from Swifton
Wednesday morning to deter
mine what steps would be ne
cessary for the cleaning out «f
that ditch.
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