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VOLUME XVIII. NO. 156. _ NEWPORT, ARKANSAS SATURDAY, SURRENDER OF E-, : ' TURKS AT HUND , .. i WELL FOUNDED REPORTS LEAD TO THAT CONCLUSION. Turkish Minister Hands Peace Offer To Ministers And Austro-Hun garian Armies Are Reported About To Demobilize. BERLIN WAITING FOR TERMS. (By the Associated Press.) London, Oct. 26.—The Turkish minister to Switzerland this morning handed the British and French minis ters in Switzerland an offer of peace which amounts virtually to a surren der of the Turkish armies, according to a Berne dispatch to the Daily Mail here. (By The Associated Press.) London, Oct. 26.—The German gov , -eminent is not contemplating at present any further note to President Wilson, Says a Copenhagen dispatch to the Exchange Telegraph Co. The government will likely make an an nouncement in the Reichstag to the effect that Germany is awaiting the peace conditions of the allies. An official statement, according to which the demobilization of the Aus tro-Hungarian army is being- prepar ed, wras published today by Vienna newspapers, says a Copenhagen dis patch to the Exchange Telegraph. — (By The Associated Press.) Zurich, Oct. 26.—Prince Frederick Lobkowitz and Baron Nalhorny, whc represent the strongest anti-Germar tendencies at Berlin, have left V ien na for Switzerland charged with £ mission about which no details have been given, according to the News Journal of Vienna. (By The Associated Press.) Copenhagen, Oct. 26.—With a fey -exceptions the German press con demns President W’ilson’s latest note saying it is an alteration of his lor mer viewpoint and betrays a lack -oi comprehension of recent events n Germany, as well as a misconstrue tion of what has happened there. I is also said that the note represent: a concession to the demands of th< , allied nations. k/ -: ,UWD I Throw Heavier Shells Than An; Weapon Of The Kind Ever Used And Are 66 Feet In Length. The biggest guns ever used in mod crn warfare are now in operation o th western front in France. lh guns were originally built for th United States navy, but since Sep tember have been in use in the arm; manned by trained gunners of th navy The guns are 66 feet in lengt and have the longest range of an other gun ever made, with the excel tion of the freakish long-range gui of the German army. These guns ai Jw more powerful and more destructiv the Hun “Berthas pP> however, than tne nun The projectiles thrown by the g weigh more than one ton. A specialism of theTharp couni ■ circuit court will be convened Mo: IB day, at which a grand jury will be a jflP sembled for the purpose of mdictu F7 Charles Ballard, recently aprehend. HfVin Newport with a stolen pair BgT mules in *s possession. Ills SUP FIR ONE HOUR I — Time Saving Plan Will Cease At 2 i O'clock Tomorrow Morning When Trains Stop One Hour. (By The Associated Press.) Washington, Oct. 25.—The United States will complete its test of the daylight savipg plan at two o’clock tomorrow morning when the clocks of the naval observatory here and other agencies by which time is regu lated will be stopped for one hour. Trains on all railroads throughout the country will remain motionless during that hour. MRS. YOUNG, CHAIRMAN OF LIBERTY LOAN, IS DEAD FROM PNEUMONIA. (By The Associated Press.) Washington, Oct. 26.—Mrs. Ella Flagg Young, chairman of the Na tional Woman’s Liberty Loan Com mittee, died today of pneumonia fol lowing influenza. Read The Recent Order Of The Fed eral Food Administrator And Re member It Is To Be Enforced. The following ruling pertaining to the purchase and sale of \ ictory mix ed and standard wheat flour, which was issued by State Food Adminis trator Hamp Williams should receive the very thoughtful consideration of consumers and retailers: “No retailer shall be permitted to. sell or any consumer purchase more than 12 pounds per capita, per month, Victory mixed or standard wheat flour; provided, first, country families may purchase p 90 days’ sup ply; second, city and town families may purchase a 30 days’ supply.” The State Food Administration al so announced that all other rules pre viously announced are still in effect. “The reason for the promulgation of the foregoing ruling regulating the sale of flour, reads a statement from Mr. Williams, “is this: Reports have been coming to our office that 1 farmers have been ‘loading up’ on flour, buying as many as three and four barrels. That is clearly hoard ing. To hoard flour or any other food is a crime. Hoarding is punish ; able by a fine of §5,000 and imprison 1 ment in a Federal penitentiary, and ' I suggest to any who have bought more" flour than is permitted under l.i _■ i. n vntn Vtl t.llP PX Hie lUlUlg, ***'•*'■"' - cess to the merchant they got it from. Our inspectors are working through out the state, and it would go very hard for any one to be caught with * a great supply of flour that had been bought.” Officials of the United States Food Administration, Washington, have in formed Mr. Williams that agents of ' mills have no right to leave their trade under the impression that all regulations as to flour sales have been removed, and action will be ta ken against mills found guilty of - spreading propaganda of that na 1 ture. , . , . e Officers of the State Food Admin 3 istration consider the recent ruling a - most liberal interpretation of s r’ “reasonable amount” specified in t k 3 Food Control act passed by congn*ss h Atention is also called to the use of V substitutes with all standard whea. '- flour. These substitutes, cornmeal s corn flour and barley flour, must b< e sold with standard wheat flour at tlu rate of one pound of substitutes oi ” every four pounds of flour purchased lS Victory flour, however, is sold with out substitutes and housewives ar urged by the State Food Administra y tion to demand this flour from re tailers. ig It is estimated the number o id deaths that will occur in the stat }f from the epidemic of influenza, wi be 3,000 or more. Germans Are Forced To Give Much Ground (By The Associated Press.) Washington, Oct. 26.—Summariz ing the situation on the western bat tle front today General March, chief of staff, said the Germans have evac uated or have been driven out of 7,000 square miles of Belgian and French territory since July 18, and that 400 square miles were freed dur ing the past week, all the coal fields being reconquered, except a five-mile tract where the allied advance has met resistance and is being pressed now. General March announced that five corps and division commanders are returning from France to take important assignments here. Heavy fighting on the Verdun front is described in General Persh ing’s commnuique for Friday. Strong German counter attacks east of the Meuse river were repulsed every where except in Belleu wood, where four successive assaults forced par | tial withdrawal of the Americans. West of the Meuse the American lines were further advanced in the : face of determined resistance. CONDITIONS AT THE ODD FELLOWS HOME. Batesville, Oct. 26.—It is with re gret that the public has learned of the general unfortunate conditions at the Odd Fellows Home in this city, brought on mainly on account of the epidemic of influenza which has struck that institution hard. While a very large pumber of cases have been reported at the home, and there are still a number very sick, it is much to the credit of the physician in charge that only two deaths have occurred of all cases reported, when we consider the unfortunate sanitary conditions which have existed all of •the time, due it is said to a lack of labor and a failure to secure proper nursing for the sick. The state health authorities have been appealed to and through this organization, according to a report in the Gazette this morning, nurses have been sent to Batesville to aid in the care of th sick. Mr. and Mrs. Reaves, the superin tendent, have both been ill and un able to perform their regular work, ! Mrs. Reeves having had a very com 1 plicated case of pneumonia. Much credit is due to a number of ladies of Batesville for their unsel fish and brave assistance rendered to the children for the past two weeks, as many of them have given volun tary service without any hope of re j numeration, but even with this aid it ' is stated that a serious lack of prop | er clothing and bed linen is being 1 felt, which prevents the proper re sults of any nursing which can be ■ rendered. unfavorable weather _ The damp rainy weather prevail | ing the past two weeks, is said to be I responsible for the unusual number ; cf pneumonia cases developing from I influenza attacks, and the high per I cer.tage of fatalities therefrom. The families of Tom Campbell and j Will Force of Paragould have each i suffered- three deaths. rN-nrrr: ---—— I..1 t 0 I \ — United States Highway Council Will Not Recommend Release Of Oil For Newport Streets. The Chamber of Commerce has just received a letter from the United States Highway Council at Washing ton in which the department acknowl edges application for the approval of delivery of 8,000 gallons of asphalt oil to be used on the streets of New port. “As this material is requested for dust laying purposes,” the letter reads, “the United States Highway Council is unwilling to recommend the release of same in view of the I shortage of materials which might ' be used or converted into fuel and the need therefor by industries and agen cies engaged in war activities.” 1 Manager Mariner of the Chamber of Commerce took every available ' step to secure oil for the Newport streets, but the above letter shows the reason for failure, and the city will haVe to postpone the matter of abating the dust evil until circum stances permit the release of oil. Funds had been raised with which to purchase the oil, and Mr. Mariner 1 suggests that the money be allowed to remain in the fund f°r the pur pose of purchasing the oil as soon as it is available, but says that any one wishing the return of the payment may have same by calling at the Chamber of Commerce. Oscar Stafford, a farmer living ! near Cotter, died Wednesday imme i diately after witnessing the death of i his wife. j; It’s material j and workmanship that count in a suit or overcoat. If the material is poor, superior j workmanship amounts to little. if the good workmanship is lacking, the best material money can buy wouldn’t pro duce a satisfactory garment. KUPPENHEIMER ! CLOTHES , !“ combine the two and the result is ready-to-wear clothing of the very highest quality. To insure genuine clothes satisfaction, buy a suit or overcoat bearing the well known Kuppenheimer label. Fall and Winter Suits $30.00 to $45.00 Advance showing of winter overcoats $30.00 to $45.00 :| Star Clothing Company - H ADAM LCCKARD, Manager ‘"THE APPAREL STORE FOR MEN. RESTISIG SPELL FRENCH AND BRITISH FOUND LINES CONTINUALLY. French Have Smashed Line North east cf Mount Carmel—Ameri cans Face Reactions But Hold All Ground They Gained. ITALIANS MAKING PROGRESS. ■ — (Associated Press Summary.) French troops facing the southern bulwarks of German defenses in France continue to make important dents in enemy positions along the Serre river and to the eastward, while the British continue to ham mer the pivotal point around Valen ciennes. The French are reported to have smashed through the German lines southeast of Mt. Carmel. The Americans east and west of the Meuse river are being subjected to strong German reactions, especial ly the artillery, but they have main tained their hold on ground won yes terday north of Grand Pre. The Americans have strengthened their positions in the southern part of Bourgogne wood. Latest reports from the Italian front indicate the Italians have ad vanced for a considerable distance over rough country in their offensive started Thursday. • (By The Associated Press.) London, Oct. 26.—The British tinue to press forward between Val enciennes and Tournai. Haig an nounces the villages of Odonez and Maule, north of Valenciennes, have been captured. The war office reports the village of Moi tiers on the Serre front, south west of Marie, was captured after violent fighting between the Oise and Serre rivers. The French maintain ed contact with the enemy today. Between Sissone and Chateau Porcion the French are breaking up enemy resistance and have carried the line forward on a front of four and a half miles to a depth of two miles at cer tain points through positions prepar ed by the Germans in 1917. The Eritish gained new successes today on the border of Mormal for est, capturing Mount Carmel Hill and Engle Fontaine. British patrols are progressing north of the railway between Valenciennes and Lequesncy. AN ANXIOUS DRAFTEE. Among the eighteen or more draf tees called for yesterday, and sent to Camp Travis, San Antonio, Texas, was W. M. Lowry, from the Cow Lake neighborhood. In a few mo ments’ conversation with a represen tative of the Independent, Mr. Lowry stated he had been trying to get into the big scrap ever since it started, but a streak of bad luck that had persist ently followed him, kept him at home. It seems he has been called four or five times but never got fur ther than Newport. He stated how ever, that the chances were good for him to leave the confines of the ! state this time, and he was sure feeling good over it. His great ,de 1 sire, he said, was to get “over there” and go over the top at least one time, just to see how it feels. IT WAS FUNNY. A negro boy, riding an old gray mule with his back all bowed up, and showing as plainly as if he had spo ken the words, that he was strongly inclined to pull off a first class buck ing stunt, and that took the street longitudinally, furnished considerable amusement for those happening to be I on Front street near the corner of [Laurel, at a late hour Friday after Inoon. ,,A ■' . „