The Prescott daily news., November 06, 1918, Image 1

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PRICE FIVE CENTS
AMERICANS AND
FRENCH SHAKE
GERMAN PIVOT
Operations West of Meuse strike
at the Vitals of the Enemy—
American Advance Menaces
German Communications.
i
Willi the French Army in France,
2:30 p. m-, Nov. 5.—The Franco
American operations west of the
Mouse since November 1 have shaken
the pivot upon which the entire Ger
man retreat turns. The Germans are
still making a stout resistance with
out modifying the salient feature of
the situation, which is that their ar
mies west of the Meuse are practi
cally cut oil' from direct communica
tion with Metz.
The main reliance of the Germans
now is on the line of the Meuse, which
the) appear determined to defend,
while west of the river the principal
resistance is along the Ardennes
canal. French troops have reached
this obstacle from Rilly-atix-Oise, at
the bend of the Aisne. to the river bar.
Here they have encountered sustained
artillery, machine gun and musketry
tire.
The Germans are still holding along
the Aisne between Rethel ami Cha
teau Porcien. while further west in
dications of a retreat were noticed
lust evenin': The French in pursuit,
maintained contact with the enemy’s
rear guards and this morning reached
Herpy and the region east of Recouv
vanct and Hannagne, as well as Height
9k southwest of Montign.v le Court.
East of the Oise river French troop
on the heels of the retreating army
have leached Audigny and La Herie
la Vieville.
With, tin American Army in the
Meuse Sector, 11 p. m., Nov. 5.—The
American forces have captured Liny
Idvant-lHm and Milly-Devant-Dun.
east of the Meuse river. They are
also occupying the hills on the east
bank of the river, despite a stitf ma
chine gun resistance by the der
ma ns.
West t the Meuse the Americans
avc ot upied l.ctanne. Stonne, La
Bes; i c aii'l Yoncti and are pushing
their line well beyond Raucourt for
< ;t north of Stonne.
In P» innont f.00 French civilians
were fir. after four years German
occupation of their town.
*'* O" advance today the Ameri
(’,;ns ''va. .1 points within live miles
on,‘ Germany’s main lines of
onimunit ati< :i between Metz, Mez
iti'es, II.is. i and the north.
AMERICA PLANS
TO FEED FORMER
ENEMY PEOPLES
War Council at Versailles An
nounces Wish to .loin in Relief
Work—Is a Serious Food
Shortage.
Washington, N’ov. 5.—America and
the allies are planning to cooperate
in making available as far as possible
food and other supplies necessary for
the lives of the demoralized civilian
populations in once-enemy countries.
This became known tonight through
the publication of a message from
Colonel E. M. House at Paris to
President Wilson saying the supreme
war council at Versailles had adopted
a resolution announcing its desire to
cooperate with Austria, Bulgaria and
rurkey in furnishing the necessities
of life for the suffering people of
these nations.
This announcement is expected to
have far-reaching effect in Germany,
where, from all accounts, the food
situation is only a little less serious
than it is in the countries until re
cently allied with Germany in the
war. Conditions are represented as
particularly serious in Austria-Hun
gary, where food riots have been fre
quent and where there had been in
tense suffering, not alone in the want
of food, but clothing and other ne
cessities.
1 I’KIt CKNT l.lHEKn
LOAN CONVERSION
Secretary McAdoo Calls Attention to
l ad That Valuable Privilege
Expires on November 9.
Secretary McAdoo has issued the
following announcement: “The privi
lege of converting 1 per cent bonds of
the First Liberty Loan converted and
t per cent bonds of the Second Lib
erty Loan into 4 1-4 per cent bonds
expires on November !*, 10IS, and
cannot under existing law be extend
ed. The Treasury has done all in its
power to call the attention of the bond
holders to the existence of this valu
able privilege and the date of its ex
piration. It is safe to assume that
upon the expiration of the conversion
privilege that fact will reflect itself
unfavorably in the market price of
unconverted 4 per cent bonds which
have heretofore been maintained sub
stantially on a parity with the con
verted 4 1-4 bonds by the existence
of the privilege of conversion. The
Treasury now asks the newspapers of
the United States, bankers, brokers
and others to do what they can to
bring these facts before the attention
of the bondholders.”
Hanking I)epartment
IK modern bank is planned to give
different kinds of financial ser
\ ice to its patrons. You should get
acquainted with the different depart
ments. To give you a full all around
banking service is our aim.
When you get acquainted with our
banking facilities maybe you'll decide
on opening both a checking and a sav
ings account. Perhaps you have some
die money. Why not get a Certifi
cate of Deposit and let it earn inter
est for you.
Bring your financial problems to us
Advice on your business affairs cheer
fully given.
Bank of Prescott
Capital
Surplus
$75.000 00
$75,000 00
PRK8COTT. ARKANSAS
O. R. HAYME WRITES FROM
SOMEWHERE IN FRANCE
A. E. F., October 14, 1918.
Mother, dear:
We have just received fresh in- I
structions in letter censoring which
forbid us telling where we are, or |
what activities are going on around
us, so I suppose I’ll have to keep
“mum" along those lines’.
I don’t think, however, there is any
objection to telling you that we are
in trenches and my present home is
in a very small dark dugout with my
captain and another lieutenant as my
room-mates. Little did we ever real
ize before, the comforts of home life j
back in tiie states. We have known i
nothing but mud and slush since we !
came forward, and we have seen !
very, very little of the Sunny France j
vou have heard spoken of so much.
The life here is highly exciting and
very little dangerous.
The weather hasn’t turned so very
cold yet but we are looking: for it
soon. I sure dread its beginning:. We
can get along fairly well though, as
long as we can have something to eat
ami smoke. Mother you can't imag
ine the comfort and consolation a sol
dier gets out of smoking. You may
criticise me for smoking if you want
to, but when one is wet and cold,
drenched to the skin and no fire, a
good smoke is a great helper, and
cheers one up wonderfully. I'm hav
ing and have already had some won
derful experiences, to say nothing of
the hardships that we have gone
through, but 1 suppose I must wait
until 1 get back home before you can
hear them. I can at least tell you
this much and that is, every soldier
in France knows just what war means
They all know just what it is to suf
fer hardships and privations for a
cause they know is worthy of their
efforts. Many a night I've walked
beside the column of men on the long
night marches we have made, and
| tried to cheer them and raise their
i spirits, when 1 knew that they were
I so tired and weary they could hardly
move one foot in front of the other,
i They are all brave loyal men, but of
i course there are a few men who are
naturally weak and they would have
to fall out beside the road, but it was
| not until they iiad used their utmost
I efforts to keep up did they fall ex
hausted by the way. Mother, it is
pitiful at times but the good part
j about it is that after all, it is only
i making real men out of them and
they will be grateful for it later on.
No one but a real man can stand up
under what we arc going through.
As a rule the company is always
i happy and jolly. It only takes a few
I hours rest after a long hike for the
I men to be ready and willing to hit the
trail again.
We have a man in our company who
was formerly a cartoonist, and he has
offered to draw me a few. Will send
them to you. Perhaps they would
be all right to put in the daily paper.
Will close for this time.
Love to the family, from
OTTIS.
P. S.—Am enjoying the best of
health and am happy. Give my best
regards to all. Hope every one of you
are O. K.
Support the United War Work
Campaign for our boys “over there."
I N( UK \SKI) AI.I.OW ANCtf
ok si g \u
I
Merchants may now sell sugar at
rates of three pounds per person per
month, and the thirty days supply ;
may be sold at one time. Sugar must j
tie signed for as usual, and purchaser
must retain copy of pledge in order j
that they may mak .1 further pur- j
chases.
S. R. Young
County hood Administrator.
Guthrie’s, a drug store with a con- j
science.
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I rn'I.K ROCK RESUMING
NORMAL CONDITIONS
_
Little Rock, Nov. 4.—The city is j
resuming its normal conditions after
the epidemic which had stagnated
business for three weeks. Schools,
churches and places of amusement '
have reopened, and the disease, which [
tor a time swept the city like a
scourge, is abating and has almost
disappeared.
ISSUE OF PEACE i
OR WAR IS PUT !
UP TO GERMANY!
If She is Disposed to Make
Peace She Can Talk to Gen
eral Foch—Must Pay For All
Damages.
Washington, Nov. .">—Marshal Foch
has the terms of armistice for Ger- ;
many and awaits application for them !
by the German military command in ,
the field.
The government at Berlin is so in
formed in a note which Secretary Fan
sing handed to Minister Sulzer of j
Switzerland, tonight, announcing that
the allies have declared their willing
ness to make peace on the principles
enunciated by President Wilson. The |
note now is oti the cables. In 24 ,
hours it should be in the hands of the
Germans; in 48 hours the world may !
know whether an immediate end of
the war is at hand.
Publication of details of the armis
tice terms still is withheld. They may i
not be made known until the Ger
mans have accepted or rejected them,
as the course followed by the allies in
dealing with Bulgaria, Turkey and
Austria. Only the details are in
doubt, however, and no one questions
that acceptance means abject sur
render.
The statement has been authorized
that the drastic conditions under
which Austria passed out of the war
have been followed closely and in
answer to queries for further infor
mation officials said tonight the
statement of Premier Clemeneeau,
cabled from Paris, by the Associated
Press, told the story:
“The terms," said M. Clemeneeau,
“are what President Wilson himself
recommended to us for the security
of our troops, the maintenance of our
superiority anil the disarmament of
the enemy insofar as that is necessary
to prevent a resumption of hostili
ties."
Secretary Lansing’s note gives the
first hint of what has been go;ng on
in the momentous conferences at
Paris between Colonel House and the
allied premiers, tl quotes a “mem
orandum of observations” ly flu al
lied governments on the president’s
correspondence with the German au
thorities disclosing the aporoval of
the president's peace program with
reservation of freedom of action in
| the peace conference on t'.,r> mooted
question of freedom of the seas and
a specific statement that by restora
tion is meant that Germary must
make compensation for nil damage
done by civilian populations and their
property “by land, by sea. and from
the air."
We carry a full stock of Butterick
Patterns—the pattern you have been
looking for. Fashion book free at our
store. Gentry Buchanan & Co. Id2wl
CONFIDENCE IN
WILSON SHOWN IN
EARLY RETURNS
House Control is Not Ceded By
Hither Side—The Election of
Smith to Governorship of New
York Seems Sure.
- sJH
Washington, Nov. 5.—“Early re*
turns indicate a sweeping vote of con
fidence in the president,” said Acting
Chairman Homer S. Cummings of the
Democratic National committee, upon
his return to Washington tonight
from Connecticut, where he went to
day to vote.
This statement was issued after an
examination of the mass of telegrams
which had accumulated during the af
ternoon, and is based upon the first
official returns received here.
A bulletin received at Democratic
national headquarters here claiming
that Senator Lewis had carried Chi
cago by 80,000, was regarded by the
Democratic leaders as indicating that
he would carry the state if the Chi
cago figures are correct.
A telegram lias been received at the
White House stating that early indi
cations are that the Democrats have
elected four of the five congressmen
in Connecticut, as well as Thomas J.
Spellacy. governor. This information
was relayed to Democratic headquar
ters and announced there.
Chicago, Nov. 5.—Senator James
Hamilton Lewis has carried Chicago
and Cook county in what is regarded
the greatest local victory in the his
tory of the Democratic party.
Ilis estimated majority in Chicago
is (58,000, and it is believed he has car
ried Cook county by a majority of
(50,000.
Down state returns favor Medill
McCormick. Republican nominee, but
early indications are that he will be
•unable to overcome Lewis’ heavy lead.
Detroit, Mich., Nov. 5.—-Returns
from 58 precincts scattered through
out the state gave: for United States
senator. Newberry. Republican, 5,719;
Ford, Democrat. 3.737.
New York, Nov. 5.— Klfred K.
Smith has been elected governor by
a plurality of at least 50,000 over his
Republican opponent. Gov. Whitman.
Returns from one-half of the polling
places in New York City indicate that
Smith’s plurality in Greater New
York will bo not less than 240,000,
which is a much larger vote than had
been anticipated by Smith’s most en
thusiastic supporters.
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