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VOLUME XVIII. NO. 139. OCTOBER 7. 1918. PRICE FIVE CENTS
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PEACE APPEALS
APE DELIVERED
* AT WASHINGTON
KAISER’S NOTE IS GIVEN PRESI
DENT PERSONALLY.
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Sentiment In Washington Does Not
Encourage Central Powers’ Over
tures, And Press Wants Un
conditional Surrender.
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ACTION HAS NOT BEEN TAKEN.
(By The Associated Press.)
Washington, Oct. 7.—Germany’s
peace note was delivered to President
Wilson personally today by Freder
ick O. Ederlin, an attache of the
Swiss legation. This gave rise to
suggestions that it came from Em
peror William himself. The Austro
Hungary note was delivered to Sec
retary Lansing by the Swedish min
ister.
“Unconditional surrender” is the
answer of the American press to the
peace appeals made by Austria and
Germany. Official copies of the pro
posals have not yet been acted upon
by President Wilson, but it is report
ed that the attitude of official Wash
ington does not encourage the hope
entertained by the enemy that the
allies will be induced to enter nego
tiations at this time.
The official announcement of the
attitude of the United States govern
ment late this afternoon was still be
ing withheld, but irrespective of the
nature of the reply, it seems to be
agreed that the German note calls foi
a prompt reply. Senator Hitchcock
chairman of the foreign relations
committee, declared in the senate to
day that a thorough suspension oi
hostilities now is “absolutely abhor
rent.” Republican Leader Lodge de
dared an armistice “would mean the
loss of the war and all that we have
fought for.” The only course, Lodge
said, was to secure a complete mili
tary victory and force Germany tc
sue for peace.
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(By The Associated Press.)
Paris, Oct. 7.—A Havas dispatd
from Rome says it is reported thal
Austro-Hungary recently l^isistec
again that the Vatican undertake
steps toward peace, but that the Vat
ican rejected the demand.
(By The Associated Press.)
London, Oct. 7.—Distrust of Ger
many’s intentions and skepticism as
to the result of peace overtures o1
the central powers are reflected ir
newspaper comment here. I he Mai
says the offer of the Germans
“means not peace, but trickery.
(By The Associated Press)
London, October 7.—No armistics
will be granted the central powers
before the evacuation of all alliec
' territory with the cessation of the
destruction of allied cities, is th<
% opinion of foreign diplomats here.
ARKANSAS IS
IN THE LEAD
She Has Subscribed 57 Per Cent O
Her Loan Quota And Stands Se
cond In the District.
(By The Associated Press.)
According to figures prepared b;
the Press Bureau of the. Liberty Loai
organization in St. Louis at the closi
of business October 4th, the state o
Arkansas has, up to that date, sub
scribed fifty-seven per cent of he;
quota of the Fourth Liberty Loan
and stands second on the list of stata
comprising the Eighth District.
THEATE1S HID
SCW STOP
In Places Where Influenza Is Prev
alent, According to Order Of
State Board Of Health.
(By The Associated Press.)
Little Rock, October 7.—The state
board of health today issued drastic
statewide orders closing schools, the
atres and public gatherings, includ
ing fairs, wherever Spanish influ
: enza is prevalent.
MASTER LIST OF
ORDER NUMBERS.
The authorities at Washington
have arranged to furnish copies of
the list of new registrants to the Dis
trict Boards just as soon as they are
prepared.
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I MUST ENTRAIN OCTOBER 15.
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I According to advices from the ad
1 jutant general’s office at Little Rock,
the one hundred and! fifty colored
i draftees selected as student5 at the
; Normal School at Pine Bluff, must
entrain on October 15th.
| Of the above number Jackson coun
ty must furnish two.
! Mrs. Charles Foushee of Tu\sa,
I Oklahoma, who has been visiting her
mother, Mrs.' R. W. Anderson and
other relatives at Jacksonort, her
former home, spent Sunday and Sun
day night with Miss Lizzie Gullette,
leaving this morning for the Island
' to visit a day or two with Mr. and
Mrs. Walter Heard. Mrs. Foushe ex
pects to leave Wednesday for Camp
Pike to spend a day with her son, be
fore proceeding to Tulsa.
I Samuel Hewitt, aged 80 years, died
j at his home east of town on the 21st
day of the past month, after an ill
ness of some time. He was born in
Carroll county, Indiana, in the year
183)8, and for a long time was a
resident of Jackson county, being a
good citizen whom all respected.
He is survived by his wife and two
daughters who have the sympathy of
their friends, especially in this secton
of the county where they live and are
much esteemed.
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NOTICE!
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The following telegram has just
been received:
“Garrison, State Health Officer,
Little Rock, Ark.
Public Health Service will mobil
ize with aid Volunteer Medical Ser
vice Corps all outside medical aid re
quire in combatting present influenza
epidemic. Red Cross upon specific
request from this Service will mobil
ize nursing personnel and furnish ne
cessary emergency hospital supplies
which cannot be obtained ouieiwiac.
■ Inform all city and county health of
ficers of your state that all appeals
must be made to State Health Depart
ment which will make request of Sur
geon General, Public Health Service,
whenever local needs require. When
ever necessary Public Health Service
I will establish district officers to co
: operate with state officials and dis
i tribute on medical and nursing per
1 sonnel.
Rupert Blue, Surgeon General,
Public Health Service.
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Ervine Davis of Sulphur Rock, Ar
kansas, died at Camp Pike on the
5th, and his body is being held at the
undertaking parlors of Owens <£
Co. in North Little Rock awaiting
burial instructions. The body o1
Joseph L. Rigsby, another Arkansas
| boy is being held by this firm alsc
for the same purpose.
The home of a Newburg farmer, G
' A. Brockwell, was destroyed by fire
i Friday night, causing a loss of $l,00t
besides a large quantity of cottor
seed.
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r! The United States District Coun
i! 0f the Eastern Division convenes ir
5 its October term in Helena this mom
f i ing.
’ j During a patriotic rally of th<
• : Presbyterian Sunday school at Ozarl
s'last night, a magnificent flag pa
| geant was presented.
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HINDENBURG HAS
QUIT THE KAISER:
According To Amsterdam Dispatch,
Which Tells Of Stormy Interview
Between The Two.
(By The Associated Press.)
London, October 7.—A Central
News dispatch from Amsterdam says
Field’ Marshal Von Hindenburg has
resigned as chief of the* German gen
eral staff afttr a heated interview'
with the emperor, in which the field
marshal dclared a retreat on a large
scale is impossible to avoid.
W. B. JAMISON’S
BROTHER WRITES HIM
B. W. Jamison of this city has
received the following letter from his
brother, Dr. O. A. Jamison, a volun
teer in the medical corps of the expe
ditionary forces overseas:
Audover, Hauts, Eng.,
Sept. 16, 1918.
Dear Brother: Received your let
ter of Aug. 12th yesterday. In fact
yesterday was rather a record letter
day for me, as I received eight all
told. I can just see that bunch of
folks tearing up that poor farmers’
cotton field when that aeroplane
landed there you wrote me of. About
the only time I look at one now is
| when I want to take a joy ride. I
have been up several times, but have
never experienced any stunts yet. It!
certainly is a great sensation, espec-1
ially when it’s “bumpy.” The bus
will hit an air pocket, fall 2o or 30
feet then go on her way rejoicing. It
is also funny going through the
clouds.
I was in London for two days. It
sure is some city, and I had a great
time. I am going back about next
Monday to have another look. Was
' down to South Hampton one day, also
1 to Winchester and Chattis Hill,
j Had one letter from John since I
have been over here, but he did not
know I had left Garden City when he
wrote; his letter was forwarded
from there. Also had a letter from
Homer yesterday. He seems to be
close to the front, as he stated he had
been under fire several times and was
' working in dugouts.
I certainly wish you could have
some of this rain and cold that we are
having. We have a bunch of Ger
man prisoners here on this field.
They all seem to be very well con
| tent. Best wishes to all inquiring
! friends. Would like to hear from
| from you often. Tell all the folks
: howdy and stay at home if you can.
^ SPANISH INFLUENZA
CAUSES DEATH OF
BRIGADIER GENERAL.
(By The Associated Press.)
Washington, Oct. 7.— Brigadier
General Charles A. Doyen, com
mandant of the marine cops training
camp at Quantico, Va., died last
night of pneumonia.
BRADFORD BOY
DIES Jl MICE
Was Son Of J. W. Robinson—Tie
Shaw Is Listed Among the Se
verely Wounded.
In the casualty list published to
day appeared the name of Charles P.
Robinson of Bradford, who is report
ed to have been killed in action.
While we were unable to get in com
munication with the stricken rela
tives of the boy, it is understood that
he was the son of John W. Robinson,
a well known citizen of near Brad
ford.
Tie Shaw, who is listed in today’s
casualties as wounded severely, and
whose home is given as Newport, un
til a year ago worked in the Oil
Trough country on the farm of ,W. E.
Jackson. He enlisted about a year
ago. His mother resides a few miles
south of Newport, below the White
River Railroad! bridge. The Inde
pendent could not get in touch with
relatives of the young man, but the
above information was given by G. A.
Smith, farmer of Oil Trough, who
was in our city today. Young Shaw
was an industrious and worthy lad,
and it is hoped that his injuries will
not prove fatal.
CASUALTY LIST FOR TODAY.
The following is a summary of the
total casualties for today as given
out by the commanding general of
the Ameircan Expeditionary forces
now fighting in France:
Killed in action-111
Missing in action-42
Wounded severely-241
Died of disease-24
Died of accident and other
causes _ 6
Died from wounds-50
Died from aeroplane accidents- 1
Wounded, degree undetermined— 1
Prisoners - 1
Total-477
From this list we gather the fol
lowing names from Arkansas:
Charles P. Robinson, Bradford,
killed in action; Tie Shaw, Newport,
wounded severely; Gordon Stacy,
Blytheville; Thos. H. White, Rondo,
wounded severely; John E. Socia,
Pine Bluff, wounded severely; Robt.
T. Hunter, Wilson, missing in action.
When you see the county nurse on
her way, ask her if you could give
her a lift. She covers a good deal
of ground on her daily rounds—and
could do more if she had the use of
a car. That is a way you could help
her. Her work is heavy. She some
times goes from the river front to
farthest East Newport. It is many
| steps during the day and she gets
I tired—and she has to carry with her
the things that she may need. Don’t
forget that her errand is always one
of mercy and kindness to people
who are sick and need her. You can
help.
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dollaf you invest will help shorten
the WAR, to relieve suffering and to r>
f= save human life. he j
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ITQDAT'S fight !
SAVED rheims;
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French Cross River And Rattle
North Of St. Quentin Through
out the Day.
(By The Associated Press.)
Paris, Oct. 7.—French troops have
crossed the Suippe river eastward
from Grainville and have reached
the outskirts of the base of Ancourt
and Boulsvrsuippe, after severe
fighting, says last night’s official an
nouncement. At Clement Arnes
heavy losses were inflicted on the
Germans, who retired in disorder.
Today’s fighting completed the de
liverance of Rheims. The battle
north of St. Quentin continued all
day. Remacourt, Tillof farm and
several fortified woods were taken.
The enemy is resisting furiously, but
are unable to check the French.
(By The Associated Press.)
Paris, October 7.—The French last
night captured the town of St. Mah
me, northeast of Rheims and pene
trated the town of Hauvine, further
east, the war office announces. Ger
man counter attacks northeast of
St. Quentin were repulsed except in
the region of Tilloy farm, where the
fighting continues.
PUBLISH OVERDRAFTS.
G. H. Messenger, superintendent of
banking for Iowa, has served a red
ink notice on Iowa state banks which
will cause some squirming. Here it
is:
From the returns of the next call I
shall publish all banks showing ex
cessive overdrafts or excessive cash
items so that the public may know
the institutions that permit the in
discretion that subject our combined
figures to censure when compared
with those of other states. He has
also given the bankers of his state
due and timely warning by means of
a red card shortly before last week’s
call. This card read as follows:
Sept. 2nd, 1918.
Cut out the overdrafts.
Cut out the cash items.
The call is coming.
Messenger.
BAPTIST CHURCH NOTICE.
The call conference of the Baptist
church at the mid-week prayermeet
ing has been indefintely postponed' on
account of the absence of the pastor,
who has been called out of town on
business. The mid-week prayer
meeting will be led by one of the
laymen, P. S. White.
DO YOU WANT A JOB?
The Independent is in receipt today
of a number of application blanks,
sent to it by the commanding officer
of the Motor Transport Corps, Re
pair Unit, No. 304, Fort Sam Hous
ton, Texas, with the request to give
them out to any one who may want to
apply for a job in this department
of Uncle Sam’s expeditionary forces.
The government seems specially anx
ious to obtain mechanics and stenog
raphers, and it desires to obtain 10,
000 men in the next sixty days.
Applicants must be of draft age
and give character reference.
ALL TRAINS WILL
STOP FOR AN HOUR.
Washington, Oct. 5.— Regular
trains on all railroads under the fed
eral administration will lay over in
stations one hour during the night of
Saturday, October 26, waiting for
their regular schedule to catch up.
At 2 a. m. October 27 the country
goes off the daylight saving plan and
works back to regular standard time.
The director general of railroads
issued orders today that all railroad
clocks and watches should be turned
back one hour at 2 a. m. October 27,
and that regular trains then must be
held to conform to schedules after
the change in time.
The managing editor of the Ark
ansas Gazette was this morning
minus his automobile—a handsome
Hudson Super-Six touring car, the
same having been stolen from him
from in front of the Gem theatre in
Little Rock last night.
Ill FLIGHT ON
II WISE FRONT
ARE PUT TO ROUT BY FRENCH
AND AMERICANS.
Retreat Is Between Iiheims and Ar
gonne Forest In Champagne,
And May Not Come To Halt
Until Aisne Is Reached.
SAMMIES FIGHT BRILLIANTLY.
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(Associated Press Summary.)
Outfought by the French • and
Americans the Germans are retreat
ing on a wide front in the Cham
pagne sector between Rheims and
Argonne forest toward the Retourne
river. It seems improbable that
there will be much of a halt in the
retreat until the enemy reaches the
Aisne. The Americans are battling
brilliantly with the French and have
aided materially in expelling the ene
my from the Champagne sector. It
is believed that Lille will be evacuat
ed and the retreat extended to St»
Quentin, where the French and Brit
ish have gone clear through the Hin
denburg line.
(By The Associated Press.)
London, Oct. 7.—Haig reports fur- |
ther progress by the British last
night on the front between Lens and ;
Cambrai. Posts were established on
crossings of the Scheldt canal north
of Aubencheul Aubic and east of \
Oppy. The British also pushed *|
slightly further toward Lille on the
west and the southwest, capturing a
German post east of Berclau and 5
progressing somewhat north and
west of Macquart.
(By The Associated Press.) j
Washington, Oct. 7.—Pershing re
ports slight advances yesterday by
Americans between the Meuse and .}
Boise Desagons in heavy infantry
fighting. He also reported increased
artillery activity on both sides. |
(By The Associated Press.)
Paris, Oct. 7—Laon has apparent
ly been set afire by the Germans. •
The town was reported ablaze yes- |
terday, and the fires are still burn
ing today.
(By The Associated Press.) . |j
London, October 7.—The Serbian
official statement reports the Serbs
are pursuing the Austro-Germans ^
north of Vranjo in the direction of
Nish.
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