I VOLUME XVIII. NO. 119 NEWPORT, ARKANSAS FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 1918. PRICE FIVE CENTS
I AMERICANS HA VE TAKEN 12,000 PRISONERS I
AND CAPTURED ENTIRE ST. MIHIEL SALIENT
OFFENSIVE IS
DESCRIBED AS
BRILLIANT ONE
ENEMY DEALT GREAT BLOW IN
LOSS OF MEN.
.
It Is Believed A Still Greater Number
Of Germans Will Be Caught In
A Loop Which The Amer
icans Are Forming.
FRENCH AND BRITISH ADVANCE
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(By The Associated Press.)
London, Sept. 13.—The railway
from Verdun to Commercey, Toul
and Nancy is now open to the.
entente allies. All villages in St.
Mihiel salient have been captured
by the Americans and the front
on this sector reduced from forty
to little more than twenty miles.
The latest news shows that the
battle line now runs directly from
Pagny on the Moselle to Hatton
ville, then along foot heights of
Meuz. Pagny town is on the
western border in Germany. In
addition 12,000 prisoners have
been counted and large numbers
are still coming in.
(Associated Press Summary.)
The American offensive in Lorraine
is reported today to be continuing ir
a brilliantly successful course. The
apparent prospect was not only foi
the St. Mihiel sector to be wiped out
but for the Germans to be dealt £
heavy blow in the loss of men anc
material.
Already 9,500 prisoners have beer
taken, with the rapid progress of theii
advance affording the hope that stil
a greater number of the enemy wil
be caught in the loop which the Amer
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i icans are closing. Two German
divisions are reported still in the part
of the salient where the loop is being
closed.
' Meanwhile the French and Biiti^h
are continuing to make progress in
the northern and southern sections of
the battle front. The French have
captured Savy, about two miles from
the outskirts of St. Quentin. The Bri
tish advancing further to the north
west of St. Quentin took the village
of Jeanicourt and Holnon wood. At
j tempts by the Germans to dislodge
| the British along the canal Du Nord
| were repulsed.
(By The Associated Press.)
| With the American Army in Lor
! raine, Sept. 13.— The Germans last
! night and early today were attempt
i ing to remove their artillery through
i the town of Vigneulles under stress
! of the American attack. They were
I being hampered by airplane^ as well
as artillery fire. The enemy already
S has lost a number of cannon and
trench mortars, besides a number of
machine guns. j
(By The Associated Press.)
Paris, Sept. 13, 1:30 p. m.—The St.
Mihiel salient, it is understood, has
been reduced. The censor will not
permit the publication of names of
towns forming the present American
line.
(By The Associated Press.)
With the American Forces in Lor
raine, Sept. 13., 1:30 p. m.—Reports
at this hour from the front indicate
the Americans are making progress
according to schedule, no unexpected
developments occurring. *
(By The Associated Press.)
London, Sept. 13.—Belgian news
papers leport fugitives from the city
of Lillie are arriving at Malines and
Antwerp, according to an Amsterdam
dispatch to the Central News. Ap
parently Lille is being evacuated by
the Germans. •
(By The Associated Press.)
With the British Forces in France,
Sept. 13.—The British in an advance
yesterday in the Havringcourt sector,
southwest of Cambrai, penetrated
German positions at some places to a
depth of two thousand yards. Furth
er south the British have occupied St.
Quentin wood.
(By The Associated Tress.)
Washington, Sept. 13.—First re
ports to the provost marshal indicate
yesterday’s registration was eight
per cent above the advance estimate
and may have added close to 14,000,
000 to the man-power rolls.
COTTON SEED
IS IMPAIRED
,And Buyers Of Seed And Ginners
Must Exercise Caution In Using
Present Prices.
Lreor^e £>• J.ruy> county j-uuu
istrator, this morning received the
following telegram from Hamp Wil
liams, federal food administrator for
. Arkansas:
^ “Advise ginners and cotton seed
buyers to exercise caution in using
seed prices promulgated in a recent
press article from Washington.
• Those figures were based1 on last
► year’s oil yield in the seed, and t'he
» present drouth conditions have af
► fected the value practically four dol
» tars per ton on an average. Recom
► mend purchases on a safe basis with
► guarantee to the producer of a refund
► of the difference when the market be
► comes settled. Give this publicity.”
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* RUSSIAN AUTHOR
► AND REVOLUTIONIST
► JOINS BOLSHEVIK I
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► (By The Associated Press.)
► Stockholm, Sept. 13.—Reports from
► Petrograd state Maxim Gorky, Rus
► sian author and revolutionist, has ac
I cepted the post of director of Bolshe
► vik propaganda.
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ANOTHER BARGE
TRACKJECURED
By the Chamber of Commerce, Which
Is Becoming Active For Newport’s
Advancement.
Another track is soon to be built
from the Missouri-Pacific switching
yards to the river front to better fa
cilitate the loading of cars from
barges, according to a letter received
Friday morning by C. L. Mariner,
Chamber of Commerce manager.
During the past several months the
movement of timber from up White
and Black rivers has been very heavy,
and one track for the handling and
loading cars for shipment by rail has
proven inadequate for the number of
boats now plying the river.
The Chamber of Commerce has ap
pointed Chas. G. Henry, W. T. Parisih
and 0. M. Bowen as a committee to
take whatever steps that are neces
sary to secure an- airplane landing
station for Newport. The committee
will begin work on the project at
once.
Plans are being made to install a
big bill board in the Misspuri-Pacific
park to be viewed by the passengers
on trains going through Newport.
The board will carry a summaiized
story of the many advantages that
obtain both in Newport and Jackson
county.
Mr. Mariner is taking steps to se
cure the co-operation of the railroad
officials in making improvements
about the Missouri-Pacific passenger
station here, one of whiPh, and the one
most needed, is a new sewerage sys
tem which will make for better sani
tation at the station.
Through the efforts of the Cham
ber of Commerce a film was shown at
the Newport Opera House Wednesday
afternoon which portrayed the pogres
sive and successful methods used in
Iowa and Michigan by raisers of
blooded cattle and dairy cattle. A
number of persons witnessed the pic
ture, which was greatly enjoyed. It
was most instructive. The picture
was explained in a very adequate and
interesting manner by Joe L. Bevens,
who was a member of the party who
visited these states when the picture
was made.
Mr. Mariner will go to Little Rock
tomorrow to be present at the meet
ing of the Arkansas Trades Associa
tion, which will consider the traffic
and transportation questions relative
to cotton. He will represent the
Newport cotton territory.
The Chamber of Commerce bids
fair to be all1 that it promised. Every
body is working, and results are be
ginning to show.
WAR PICTURES j
TO BE SHOWN
I
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0. T. FINCH.
State Field Secretary of the Army Y.
M. C. A., who will present to the peo
ple of Newport the censored war pic
tures at the Madaline Theatre Sun
day afternoon, September 15th, at
3:30 o’clock sharp. These are posi
tively censored war pictures, illus
trating army life from Camp Pike to
the trenches in France. They will be
run regardless of the weather and
since they have been provided at
great expense, for the education of
the people, every relative and friend
of the soldiers from this county
should see them. They are run FREE
and will not be here again.
On account of limited seating ca
pacity parents are requested to leave
children under 15 years of age at
home. It will be considered an act
of patriotism to do this. Special at
tention is called to the fact that this j
meeting has been arranged to begin
immediately after the Liberty Loan
meeting and seats will be reserved for
members of this organization.
CIRCUIT COURT
RESUMES WORK
After Observing Registration Day
Yesterday, Work On Civil Dock
et Begins Today.
Circuit court resumed work this
morning, after observing Registration
Day yesterday. The jury in the case
of Henry Hagaman vs. Wm. M. Biggs,
a slander suit, returned a verdict this
morning in favor of Biggs, the plain
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tiff to pay costs in the case. Haga
man was suing Biggs for $5,000 for
remarks which he alleged Biggs made
against (his charcter. Mr. Biggs was
represented by C. M. Erwin and Mr.
Hagaman by L. L. Campbell.
The case of G. D. Pearce vs. Clay
Roberts is in progress this afternoon.
Pearce is asking for damages in thi
amount of $200, the case growing out
of injuries which it is alleged were re
ceived by a horse of the plaintiff and
which he alleges Mr. Roberts was re
sponsible for. Mr. Pearce is repre
sented by C. M. Ervin and Mr. Rob
erts by L. L. Campbell.
Other* proceedings:
Bald Knob Fruit Growers’ Asso
ciation et al, vs. Western Union Tel
egraph Co., judgment for 1,000 and
costs for plaintiff.
Mollie Oden vs. Southwestern Bell
Telephone Co., damages, agreed judg
ment for $123 for the plaintiff.
Willie Dodson vs. Arkansas Light
& Power Co., damages, jury waived
trial, judgment for plaintiff for $1,
374.25.
3,064 SION UP
POO THE ARMY
Total Of 2,417 White Persons and 645
Colored Men Registered In
County Yesterday.
At every voting precinct in Jack
son county, and every county of the
United States for that matter, yester
day took the form of a big election,
only in yesterday’s affair there was
but one candidate, Uncle Sam, and all
men between the ages of 18 and 45,
inclusive, who had not already done
so, cast a willing vote foo his victory
over the enemy in the far east. In
Jackson county there were 3,064 men
registered to aid Uncle Sam to carry
on and bring certain victory. Of this
number to register 2,417 were white
and 645 were colored.
By 10 o’clock this morning the reg
istrars in every voting precinct had
made their report, attesting to their
splendid service, and by noon today
the adjutant general’s office at Little
Rock was in possession of the coun
ty’s report.
The work of listing the registrants
has started, and soon the question
naires will be here ready to be filled
out by the registrants. Following
this the drawing will occur, the date
for which, however, has not been
named.
Following is the report of the reg
istration yesterday by precincts:
Whte Col’d
James’ Store-84 14
W. Tuckerman-166 19
Remmel_38 9
Absentees registering with
board by mail-67 7
First Ward-109 31
Second Ward (two
non-declarants)-179 156
McLain-124 31
Diaz- 25 43
Horse Shoe Sch. H-50 4
Burton’s Store- 2 23
Grubbs-148 2
Algoa-50 1
Pennington- io u
Stegall_31 0
Weldon_ 46 81
Auvergne_14 62
Swifton-__290 7
E. Tuckerman-119 22
Centerville_100 0
Balch__— 49 0
Tupelo_ 66 23
Greenhaw Sch. H- 27 28
Hickory Grove- 68 30
Bridge Sch. H-38 3
McDougal Sch. H-43 0
New Glaize-55 0
Old Glaize (one non
declarant.) -33 5
Surrounded Hill-30 3
Denmark-18 0
Harper's Sch. H-46 0
; Jacksc nport-41 12
Eight Mile-58 4
Cow Lake-30 15
Total.2,418 646
Grand Total-——3,064
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HMERIGHNS GO I
TO DEPTH OF
EIGHT MILES
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ASSAULT IS MADE ON FRONT OF
FOURTEEN MILES. I
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The Reported Capture Of Vigneulles,
Beney, Heudicourt and Thiau
Would Narrow St. Mihiel Sa- ||
lient to Six Miles.
ADVANCE ON THE WEST SIDE.
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(By The Associated Press)
London, Sept. 13, 1:30,p. m.—Gen
eral Pershing’s forces in an attack on
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