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VOLUME Will, NO. 111. _ - NEWPORT. ARKANSAS PRIONS, OCTREES II, 1,11. PRICE RIVE CENTS
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CRIP OF GERMANS
' ON NORTHFRANGE
IS LOOSENED NOW
ALLIES ARE HERDING THEM
BACK TO BORDERS.
Since The Beginning Of the July Of
fensive The Enemy Has Been
Driven Back For A Maximum
r~ Of Forty Miles.
WILL LEAVE BELGIUM NEXT.
, (Associated Press Summary.)
The grip of the Germans on North
ern France has been loosened and the
process of herding them back to their
borders is proceeding rapidly, with
the pace of the German retreat being
accelerated by the rapidly widening
wedge which is being driven by the
British and Americans today in the
German line southeast of Cambrai,
While the French have pushed to the
Oise almost as far north as the
Guise, where they joined hands with
American and British forces. Since
the beginning of the July offensive
the enemy has been pushed back for a
maximum of forty miles from the
Ancre to the tip of the present Anglo
American wedge at Lecateau. A
scant twenty-five miles more will
bring them to the Belgium border
south of Maubuge.
(By the Associated Press.)
With the American Forces North
west of Verdun, Oct. 11.—Heavy ar
«—4S! "ty firing west of the Meuse be
gan this morning, and the Americans
started into action.
(By The Associated Press.)
London, Oct. 11.—The Germans to
day Legan the evacuation of Chemin
Ltes-Dames in the region of the
Aisne and south of Laon.
(By The Associated Press.)
London, Oct. 11.—Advices from the
battle front indicate it Is virtually
certain the Germans will have to
evacuate the Gobain forest almost
immediately.
(By The Associated Press.)
Paris, Thursday—French troops
today crossed the Aisne east of Seuil
ly, southeast of Laon, and drove the
enemy backward. The French also
gained ground and took prisoners
north of Berry-Au-Bac, says to
night’s official statement. In the
Champagne the Germans have begun
a retreat toward the Aisne. French
forces crossed the Aisne at Terrmes,
which they hold. The station at
Grand Pre has been occupied and nu
merous prisoners taken.
INSTRUCTS CHAPTERS
TO ENROLL NURS
ING PERSONNEL.
George W. Simmons, manager of
the Southwestern Di^tfon, Amen
t C_nnvrc nrOTYHlt and
4*iWi ivua —-o'
vigorous action.
“We must have nurses—graduate,
under-graduate, nurses’ aids, practi
cal nurses, home defense nurses, and
even women of natural nursing abil
ity but no special training,” said
Weorge W. Simmons, manager of the
Souihewestern Division, American
Red Cross. “I am sure that the doc
tors of Newport and Jackson county,
as well as all other communities in
v this division, will realize the alarm
ing situation which confronts us am
the fact that unless heroic efforts are
at once exerted the nation may be
confronted with the worst epidemic
since the cholera.
“I am sure the doctors will re
.pond immediately and gemrous *
- by releasing every nurse mm on
under their direction, except m those
KAISER SUMS
AIDES TO eERLId
And Will Hold A Consultation Before
Sending Over Answer To Presi
dent Wilson’s Note.,
(By The Associated Press.)
Amsterdam, Oct. 11.— Emperor
William has summoned the sover
eigns of all German federal states to
Berlin for a consultation before an- .
swering President Wilson’s note, ac
cording to a Cologne dispatch. Such
a conference is unique in historic
Germany.
(By The Associated Press.)
London, Oct. 11.—Chancellor Max- ;
imilan’s peace proposal was made to
indicate the opposition to the views i
of Emperor William, according to a ;
report brought here by a neutral ar- <
riving from Germany. '
TURKEY IS ABOUT i
READY TO GEA OUT. ]
That Turkey is about ready to de- i
sert Germany as an ally is the opin- ■.
ion of Frank H. Simonds, the well j ’
1_ _Mix_- ,
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I Its desertion is assured and is bound i
j to have a tremendous effect, inas- i
much as it would open the way for :
I the allies to attack Austria on the i
| south, compelling the dual monarch ]
| to follow the example of Bulgaria 11
| and Turkey, and forcing Germany to 1
j figpht alone. Thus Roumania would !
' return to the war, and the rescue of '<
I Russia would follow.
(
“Dash, determination and daring—
| also efficiency"—That’s what our
boys at the front are doing. Ketfp ’em
{going! War Savings is a massage tc
! the kaiser that will “get over.”
WORKERS MUST !
RFNEWjFFORTS:
President Wilson Says Best Thing
That Could Happen Would Be (
Over-Subscription of Loan. ,
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(By The Associated Press.)
Washington, Oct. 10.— President * <
Wilson today issued this statement J j
! on the Fourth Liberty Loan cam- 1
paign: ,
I “Recent events have enhanced, not ,
j lessened, the importance of this loan, !
and I hope that my fellow country- ' i
I men will let me say this to them i ■
'very frankly. The best thing that i
could happen would be that the loan i
! should not only be fully subscribed, <
(but very greatly over-subscribed.
! We are in the midst of the greatest
! exercise of the power of this country
| that has ever been witnessed or fore-..
cast, and a single day of relaxation |
in that effort wdb.ld be of tragical S
damage alike to ourselves and to the j
! rest of the world. Nothing has hap- j
penecl which makes it safe or possi
ble to do anything but push our ef
fort to the utmost. The time is crit
ical and the response must be com
nlete."
unusual cases where it is absolutely
vital that the nurse be retained.
Patients in hospitals who are accus
tomed to a nurse for their exclusive
service will by the physicians be re
quested to release that nurse and
utilize' the hospital staff.
“Every woman who has taken the
Nursing Aid Course is expected to
offer her services in this emergency,
as that is her obligation to the na
tion which she assumed when she ac
cepted the privilege of hospital train
ing under present conditions.
“Such women should immediately
get in touch with Mrs. W. A. Bil
lingsley who will enroll them and
give any desired information. Give
name and address of Local Chapter
Influenza Sommittee. Phone 87.”
The government needs your money;
ou need the stamps.
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Buy Bonds and Help
this Boy Fight.
Edmund Brock, a young man who
was born and reared near Elgin in
Jackson county and who is well
known and has many friends around
Newport, has written a most inter
esting letter from France to his pa
rents, Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Brock, who
reside near Elgin on R. F. D. 1 out of
;his city.
Young Brock was severely wound
ed in the battle of Chateau Thierry in
July and has been in the hospital for
some time but is improving nicely j
ind says he is anxious to get back to
she front.
Is there a man so yellow, so hide-;
jound as to pass up this appeal from
i Jackson county boy and fail to buy
fourth Liberty Bonds if he is finan
:ially able to own them? Have we
imong us a tightwad who has train-'
:d his dollars to chase around the'
:orner and return with a room-mate
vithout giving a thought to where a !
share of these dollars should be
jlaced ?
The Liberty which the government
iffords us is great and a thing to be '
ippreciated and supported. The boys ^
vho are giving their lives for the :
jerpetuation of this Liberty are]
squally as great. And after this war
s over and the victory won, our boys
should bring home a collection of '
ron crosses and hang one on every.
nan who is known to have refused to j
jack them up with the dollars which
ie has trained to work only for his
selfish gain. And, what’s more, he J
should be made to wear it.
Young Brock’s letter follows:
. “My wound is about weil and I
went out to a big ball game today.
I’ll be glad when I can go back to my
company. I’ve been over the top
twice, the first time on July 14, and
came out without a scratch. Then on
the 19th I went over the top at Cha
teau Thierry, on the Paris and Sois
sons road. There is where I was
wounded. That is as much as any
18-year-old boy has done who hasn’t
:n here any longet than I have.
Also I have one time been assigned to
duty in No Man’s Land.
“I long for the time to come when I
can go back and go over the top once
more. The more I kill the quicker I
will get to come home, and all I shoot
at from now on it will be “Goodbye
Heaven, Hello Hell!” with them. All
the blood in my:veins is for the free
dom of the world, if it takes that.
“Don’t you believe or even think
that the Frenchmen ask anybody to
take their place at the front. He is
always there with the goods, and be
lieve me he comes nearer covering all
the ground he stands on than any
man living.
“Do all you can for the Fourth
Liberty Loan, for if we go over the
top you all will have to come over
behind us with the Fourth Loan. And
dear mother and sis, don’t be afraid
to put your money in the Red Cross,
for they are the soldiers’ mothers
and sisters over here. Don’t see how
we could make out without them.
“Edmund Brock.”
5IX HUNDRED LIVES
ARE LOST AS SHIP
SINKS YESTERDAY.
(By The Associated Press.)
Dublin, Oct. 11.—It is believed 600
ives were lost in the sinking of the
nail steamer, Leinster, by a torpedo
n the Irish sea yesterday, it was
itated by officers and owners today.;
)nly about 150 are reported to have
>een saved.
LAST CALL.
If you have not arranged for the
onversion of your four per cent Lib
jrty Bonds into those bearing four
ind one quarter per cent interest, you
ihould do so immediately.
Every holder of Liberty 4s should ^
schange them for similar bonds bear
ng 414 per cent intrest. If you do,
lot avail yourself of this opportun- j
ty your 4 per cent bonds will in all j
irobability suffer a depreciation of j
something like three to four points
>elow the value of the 414 per cent ^
nto which you are entitled to con
cert. If you put off until the last
ninute you may be too late; we ^
nake no charge for our services in.
■onnection with doing this for you. |
FIRST NATIONAL BANK, j
Newport, Arkansas.
“The Bank With the Big Surplus.” j
FRENCH ARE PLEASED
WITH TONE OF WILSON’S
ANSWER TO MAXIMILAN.
(By The Associated Press.)
Paris, Thursday— President Wil
son’s reply to the German peace note
was approved by a vote of the com
mittee on foreign affairs in the
Chamber of Deputies. The resolu
tion also expressed reliance in the
government not to accept any armis
tice which .would not provide for
“atonement ttnd guarantees, to Which
the victorious armies of the en
tente are entitled.”
BENGEL.
The weather still continues fine
and the mill and timbermen, as well
as the farmers, are using every hour
to good advantage. There are no
slackers here.
Pete Thoma returned Sunday ev
ening from Pocahontas, where he
had gone to meet Mrs. Thoma and
baby and bring them home. H^s
mother accompanied them and will
remain with them for a few weeks’
visit.
Mr. and Mrs. John McGhee and
baby spent a few days recently with
their parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. T.
Keen of this place. Mr. McGhee re
turned to Camp Pike Sunday night.
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|E NEWPORT, ARK,.
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(I Newport and Jackson
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J == —buy all the Bonds you can and then H !
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TROOPS OVERSEAS
NEAR TWO MILLION
And General March Says This Is No
Time for People to Hang Back
And Not Buy Bonds.
(By The Associated Press.)
Washington, Oct. 11.—General
March, chief of staff, announces
Ameripan troops sent overseas are
passing the 1,900,000 mark. Coup
ling this statement with an appeal
for the country to support the Fourth
Liberty Loan, the present is no
time to hang back, March said.
LILLIAN B. MOOREHEAD.
Lillian B., the sweet little daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Frank B. Moore
head of Beech street, died Thursday
afternoon at 3:30 from a six days’
illness. She was stricken with influ
enza last Saturday, which developed
into pneumonia a few days’ later.
Lillian was born June 3, 1912, being a
little more than six years old and had
just started to school three weeks
ago. The only child in the home she
was the idol of the family circle,
whose hearts are almost broken over
the loss of the flower of their home, '
which is the greatest sorrow of their
lives. The funeral was held from (
the home this afternoon at 3 o’clock
c mducted by Rev. Mr. Lyman-Whea
"”d following the service the
little body was laid to rest at Wal
nut Grove. The floral offerings
from friends attached to the little
one, who is but another little flower, <
transplanted to her heavenly home,
were exquisite. The bereft parents
and members of the family circle
-ive the sincerest sympathy of all in
their hour of distress.
CLAUDE llll. ERWIN
FIR CITY IUIAY0R;
City Council Is Petitioned To Elect ,
Mr. Erwin To Fill Unexpired
Term Of Dr. Wat8on.
A most numerously signed peti
tion will be presented at the next ;
meeting of the city council asking
that body to elect Hon. Claude M.
Erwin, one of Newport’s ablest at
torneys, to the office of mayor to
fill the unexpired term of Dr. E. L.
Watson, who is soon to leave for
Camp Oglethorpe, Ga., to become a
captain in the medical corps of the .
United States army. The petition
was circulated yesterday, and was
signed by every business man on
Front street. The petition follows:
“To the City Council of Newport
and Hon. Claude M. Erwin: (
“We, the undersigned citizens of
Newport, having confidence in the
integrity and ability of Mr. C. M.
Erwin, and believing that he would
make a splendid mayor for this city, :
ask the city council to elect him to .
fill out the unexpired term of Dr.
Watson, and trust that Mr. Erwin
will accept it if elected.”
A better man for this important i
place could not be selected. Mr. Er
win is a progressive citizen, and '
grew up in Newport, where he has
the confidence of every one. He pos
sesses the requisite executive ability
and keen insight to the needs of our 1
(rrnwi n ft ritv. and that he will be 1
honored by the council is practically 1
a certainty, and it is hoped that Mr. ;
Erwin will consent to accept the j
place. , , 5 1
SOMEWHERE IN FRANCE. •
The following letter is from John ■
McLain to his uncle and aunt,
Judge and Mrs. W. D. McLain, who
has been in France since August and
is one of our Company E. boys:
Somewhere in France,
Sept. 16, 1918.
Dear Aunt and Family:
I will try to answer your letter
which I received. I was sure glad ,
| to hear from you as this was the first I
! letter I have had from the states. 11
\
GUEST BATTLE
IS FOUGHT ON
30-MILE FRONT
STRUGGLE IN CAMBRAI SECTOR
EXTENDED TO NORTH.
Vorth Of Lecateau The Enemy Is
Headlong In Flight—Americans
Have Completed Capture Of
Two Points, Haig Reports.
AMERICANS GO INTO ACTION,
(By The Associated Press.)
With the Anglo-American Forces
South of Cambrai, Oct. 11.—A great
jattle is being fought in this region
in a iront oi nearly tnirty miles to
j
lay, it having been extended to the --
mrth. The British are gaining ev
irywhere. Virtually no enemy in
"antry opposition has been encoun- «
>ered. The bulk of the enemy artil
ery seems to have fled as far east
is the Beout range. North of the
Lecateau-St. Hilaire line, the Ger
nans are headlong in flight, accord
ng to reports of airplane observers. .fg|
East of Bohain the British are ap
iroaching Mennevret and Andigny
Torest, while east of Vaux-Andigny
;hey have drawn close to Washgny.
Erom Lecateau they are striking in
die direction of Bazuel.
- I '
(By The Associated Press.) I
Paris, Oct. 11.—The French, lastfl , f
light advanced in the region north
if the Aisne and captured the towns
if Chivy and Moulins and pushed on, ;-|
;he war office announces. Italian 1
;roops have reached a point south of
Eourtecon on the Chemin Des Dames
-oad, on which highway the French
rained positions as far as the height*,
if Cerny-En-Laonnis. The French
lave crossed the Suippe river and
rained a footing between Stetienne
ind Boult-Sur-Suippe. Further east
;he French are pursuing the retreat
ng Gremans. French infantry has
laptured Semida and Mont St. Martin
vest of Argonne. The French also
stormed Carbon and Breirs.
(By The Associated Press.)
London, Oct. 11.—Haig reports
he Americans, operating with the — ;
British southeast of Cambrai, have
completed the capture of Vaux-An
liny and St. Souplet. The British
lave crossed the Selle river north of
Lecateau and are fighting on the
;astern section of that town. The
r>-W Joli o ro nnnfinnino* frt nilftil •fnr- - -l
- - w
,var<l between Cambrai and Lens.
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... ■■■■■■.. iimmrmmmmmmmammtmmmmmmmnmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmrnm.
nn glad to hear you are all well. I
im getting along just fine. I like
his country better every day, but
s nothing like dear old U. S. W<
have been out of the states t'
nonths, leaving the first part
Vugust. I would like to let y
mow just where I am, but I cann
Jowever, it is a nice little vi'kai
rhese French people like the Ami
cans. We have the best time in t
vorld. There is one thing they t
ieve in and that is good houses. 1
he houses are built of stone, a
ire built for the people to live in o
>art and the stock or animals in t
>ther. There are a great ma:
sights to be seen. Some buildings
lere were erected 600 or 700 years
igo. A tower here in this village .b;Jl
vas built during the reign of Charles
he-•. Well, I would like to
ell you everything, but I will have
o keep it until I come back home.
[ will close. This makes the third
Letter I have written to you. Write
soon. Your nephew,
John.
Supply Co., 154th Inf. Reg., Ameri
can Exp. Forces, A. P .0. No. 904,
via New York.
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