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The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1918-05-21
$4,000 Fire in
Lumber Plant in
Midtown, Ga.

Valdosta, May 21-The lumber plant
of the Midtown Manufacturing Co.,
engaged on government contracts,
suffered a loss of forty-five thousand
dollars by fire this morning. The fire
is believed to have been of incendiary
origin.
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1918-05-21
292

- Is tire German OFFENSIVE stopped
When will Foch start counter-of
fensive?
Will the Americans participate in
it?
How about the investigations at
Washington?
The Central empires are suspicious
of one another, What will be the out
come?
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1918-05-21
All Eutch Ships
Held in Ports

The Hague, May 21.-The Dutch
government has prohibited the sail
ings Of all Dutch steamships from
Dutch ports. Sailing vessels and coast
al fishing craft are excepted
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1918-05-21

If Diogenes Were Alive Today
he'd hang up his lantern and find his
honest man through an ad in The
Leader classified columns.
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1918-05-21

MY FLAG.
Hope of the race,
Flag Of the free,
/ pledge anew
My love to thee.
New-York tribune., 1918-10-25
Situation Has Resolved
Itself Into Military
Question for Foch.
Pershing and Haig
Famine May Force
Peace i'm Austria
Unconditional Surren-
der Considered Prob
able, Says Dispatch
From Vienna

PARIS, Oct. 24.-The official
comment to The Associated Press
on President Wilson's reply to Ger
many can be summarized as follows:
President Wilson's latest answer
resolves the whole thing into
military question which can be de-
cided by Foch, Haig and Pershing.
The situation, however, is virtu~
ally unchanged, though the ex-
change Of notes has given an insight
into affairs in Germany and has.
perhaps, hastened her internal re-
forms. The next answer will have
to be military answer from her
military authorities.
The French people feel that the
question of the internal government
of Germany is not so important as
an assurance against a recurrence
of Germany's militaristic policies,
which precipitatcd the war.
We do not know how sincere
Germany is about her internal
reforms. We have reason to doubt
the sincerity of her aims in this
direction. The great thing for us
IS to make sure that things shall not
again be in the same position as
before the war.
"An armistice is almost impossi-
BILE, as the conditions would be so
unimaginably drastic An, armistice
would be full of danger if not
guarded by all sorts of conditions"
The feeling prevails in general
among French officials that the
latest note from the President of
the United States is just what the
Allies have been wanting to force
upon the enemy.
New-York tribune., 1918-10-25

satisfactory to every pro- German
and pacitist and Socialist and anti
American and the so-called interna-
tlonalist. The only peace offer which
we could consider from Germany at
this time is an offer to accept such
terms as the Allies without our aid
can impose on Bulgaria. We ought
to declare war on Turkey without an
hours delay. The failure to do so
hitherto has caused the talk about
the world safe for democracy to look
unpleasantly like mere insincere
rhetoric
"While the Turk is left in Europe
and permitted to tyrannizc over sub
ject peoples the world is thoroughly
unsafe for democracy. Moreover, we
should find out what the President
means by his continually referring to
this country merely as the associate
instead Of the ally of the nations
with whose troops our own troops are
naturally brigaded in battle. If he
means that we arc something less
than the ally of France, England,
Italy, Belgium and Serbia, then he
means that we are something less
than the enemy of Germany and Aus
tria. We ought to make it clear to
the world that we are neither an un-
trustworthy friend nor an irresolute
foe. Let US clearly show that we do
not desire to pose as an umpire be-
tween our faithful and loyal friends
and our treacherous and brutal en-
emy, but that we are stanch ally
of our friends and a stanch foe OF
our enemy.
when the German people repudi-
ate the Hohenzollerns, then and not
until then it will be time to discrim-
mate between them and their mas
ters. hope the Senate and the
House will pass some resolution de-
manding the unconditional sure nder
of Germany as our war aim, and
stating that peace terms have never
yet been formulated or accepted by
our people, and that they will be
fully discussed with our allies and
made fully satisfactory to our own
people before they are discussed with
Germany"
New-York tribune., 1918-10-25
Demand Hun Surrender,
Roosevelt Tells CONGRESS-

Hope that Congress will pass n
resolution demanding the uncondi-
tional surrender of Germany is ex-
pressed by Theodore Roosevelt il.
kilograms he sent yesterday to Sena-
tors Lodge, Poindexter and johnson
His message to Senator Lodge fol-
lows:
"Hon. Henry Cabot Lodge,
"United States Senate,
"Woshington, D. c.
81 send this telegram in tripl-
cate to you and to Senators Poin-
dexter and johnson because l make
my appeal to the representatives
of the American people from one
ocean to the other AS an Amer-
can citizen I most earnestly hope
that the Senate of the United
States will take affirmative action
against seeking a negotiated peace
with Germany instead of insisting
on peace on the unconditional
surrender of Germany. also
earnestly hope that on behalf of
the American people it will declare
against the adoption in their en-
tirety of the fourteen points Of the
Presidents address Of last Janu-
airy, as offering a basis for a peace
satisfactory to the United States.
"Let US dictate peace by the ham
mering of guns and not talk about
peace to the accompaniment of the
clicking of typewriters. The Ian
guage Of the fourteen points and
of the subsequent statement ex-
planning or qualifying them is
neither straightforward nor plain,
but is construed in its probable
sense. Many, and probably most,
Of these fourteen points are thor
oughly mischievous and if made the
basis OF peace, such peace would
represent not the unconditional
surrender of Germany, but the con-
ditional surrender of the United
States.
NATURALLY, they are entirely salts
factory to Germany, and equally
naturally they are in this country
New-York tribune., 1918-10-25
France Demands Crushing Armistice;
Austria Is Reported About to Yield;
British and Yanks Smash 20 Mile Lin
Bruges Belfry Used
By Huns as Garage

WASHINGTON, Oct. 24-The IA
nous belfry Of Bruges was used tby
the Germans 40 a garage and work
shop during their occupation Of the
city. Allied troops on entering the
city, according to dispatch received
by the Belgian Legation to-day, found
the interior walls Of the historic
structure broken down and chimneys
added to meet the needs of the work
men. The principal damage to the
city itself was inflicted in the neigh
borhood Of the station and the Porte
Marechale.
New-York tribune., 1918-10-25
Reply to Note
Expected From
Allies and Hun
Some Officials Fear Ger.
many Will Use Amer
ica as Shield
BY Carter Field

WASHINGTON, Oct. 24.--President
Wilson is expecting not only reply
from Germany to his note regarding an
armistice and peace, but from the AL
lies as we'll, it was learned on high
authority to-day. A copy of the note
to Germany was dispatched last night,
at the same time the original was given
to the Swiss Legation for transmission
to Germany, to each of the Allies
Just what was said in the notes of
transmission has not been made pub
lie, but there is excellent authority for
the statement that President Wilson
confidently expects replies.
There are, of course, two opinions
here as to the German reply. One is
that Germany will scorn the so-called
"armstce," the qualifying clauses of
which virtually make it barring of the
breast rather than cessation of hostili
ties on the statue quo.
The other is that she will accept the
armistice, sacrificing her pride there
in the confidence that she will regain
at the peace table, by shrewd diplo-
macy, and by playing one ally against
the other, better peace terms than she
could hope for by fighting longer
1t is confidently predicted, by those
who believe Germany will pursue the
latter course, that the most important
feature of her acceptance will be a
stipulation that, in accepting the armis-
tice and peace terms proposed by the
United States, and in rendering herself
helpless from military standpoint to
protect what she may regard as her
own interests, should the representa- a.
tives of the Allies insist on harsher
terms of peace than those outlined BY
President Wilson, she must have some
sort of a guarantee from the United
States which would protect Germany at
the peace table.
There Is an uneasy fear here that
this promise, if given, might lead to
serious complications between the
United States and the Allies, which it
is not beyond the power of German
cunning to foresee.
1t is asserted that the President has
opened the door to this possible stipu-
lation by Germany through his state
ment that the terms of armistice which
he proposed will afford the best con-
crete evidence of her unequivocal ac-
ceptanee of the terms and principles
of peace from which the whole nation
proceeds
In this connection a very significant
utterance by President Wilson. made
at the Jefferson Day dinner given at
the Willard Hotel in Washington in
1916, was quoted to-day.
The President contended that the
sole question was whether the United
States should advance in the moyemen,
for humanity, undertaking the rightine
of humanity's wrongs. and withdrawing
from the conflict when the temptation
came to seek selfish advantages.
ne saio' God forbid that we
New-York tribune., 1918-10-25
French Score Impor-
tant Gain in Attack
Between Serre and
Oise Rivers
Severe Fighting
At Many Points
Allies in Italy Wrest
Mountain Peak From
Foe; American At
tack Impends
October 25. ESQ q. m,

October 25, ESQ u. M.
Field Marshal Haig reported last
night that the enemy's resistance
had been overcome on the whole
tHenty-mile front between the
Sambre Canal and the Scheldt.
Seven thousand prisoners and
more than one hundred guns have
been taken.
The American and British troops
arc advancing on a thirty-fve-
mile front. Severe fighting is con-
tinuing at some points.
70 the north of Valenciennes the
intervening territory before the
Scheldt River is being rapidly
cleared up, while to the south
the Allies are on the outskirts
Of the large Forest of Normal,
where desperate resistance is ex-
pected.
Nalenciernes is reported by fiiers to
be evacuated, except for small
German outposts.
The British have crossed the Ecail-
lon River at Beaudignies, north Of
the Normal Forest.
South of the forest, the outlying
Bishops Wood has been entirely
cleared Of the foe and the Sam
bre- Disc Canal reached to the
east.
On the right Of Haig's advance the
French have crossed the Sambre-
Disc Canal at Verly-le-Grand and
Longchamps.
The French have also made an inn
portant advance between the Disc
and Serre rivers. On the right
they have reached the road be-
tween La Ferte- -Chevresis and
terrieres Farm.
The Americans east of the Meuse
Yesterday advanced tive-eighths of
mile on a two-mile front, COM
pleting the capture of Bultruy,
and Beleau Woods, and taking
part Of Wavrille Wood and Playon
de Traye. West of the Meuse the
Grande Carre Farm was occupied
Military observers continue to spec
ulate on a probable blow by the
Americans toward the German
fortress of Metz.
lhe possibility of renewed Italian
operations on large scale was
also introduced by the capture
of Mount Sisemol, three miles
east of Asiago, officially reported
in Rome yesterday. Here and in
two other successes the Allied
troops on the Italian front took
more than a thousand prisoners.
New-York tribune., 1918-10-25
Paris Will Insist
On "Unimaginably
Drastic" Conditions
Germany Denies
She Is Humane

\ MSTERDAM, Oct. 24.-De-
"A nial that Germany has or
dered the cessation of all destruc-
tions whatsoever on the Western
front is made by the semi-official
North German Gazette" of Ber-
lin.
The newspaper also denies
newspaper reports from outside
Germany that German submarines
have been recalled to their bases.
New-York tribune., 1918-10-25
Russia Is Invaded
BY Allied Troops
At a New Point

ARCHANGEL, Northern Russia,
Wednesday, Oct. 23 (By The Associ-
ated Press The Russo Allied expedi-
tion, which sailed from the shores Of
the Arctic and thence down the Mezen
and Vashla rivers, reached the District
of ugcr, in the Province of Vologda.
There they were joined by the forces
of the Zyrian tribes, inhabiting the
ural region, and drove out the Bolsbe-
Wiki in this section.
This was the first victory for the AL
lied forces in Vologda. American and
British forces yesterday repulsed heavy
attacks by the Bolshevik infantry
against advanced Allied positions on
the Dvina front.
Bolshevik gunboats heavily shelled
the Americans and British for six
hours.
In counter attacks the Anglo-Ameri-
can troops captured two machine guns.
inflicted heavy losses on the enemy and
captured prisoners. They made a slight
advance also.
The Mezen River flows into the Are
tic l50 miles northeast of Archaneel
1t is Joined by the VashIa no miles
from its mouth. The zyrian tribes in
habit great stretch of barren terri
tory between the Vashla and the UraIs
in northeastern Russia.
The. new Allied expedition may be
intended, ultimately, to penetrate south
until it forms union with the Czecho-
Slovaks along the Volga.
New-York tribune., 1918-10-25
House May Represent
u. s. in Netu Council

r ONDON, Oct. 24.-One report
IL current here to-day.was that the
associated nations would Immediate
ly form joint diplomatic staff, and
that Colonel House would represent
the United States. A maj jority Of the
newspapers have urged the govern
ment to announce its peace terms in
common with the other Allied
powers, and consider such an an
nouncement overdue.
New-York tribune., 1918-10-25

Continued on page three
New-York tribune., 1918-10-25

Fair to-day: probably rain tomorrow
moderate temperature, increas-
ing south winds.
Full Report on Page
New-York tribune., 1918-10-25
Separate Peace for
Hungary Demanded
In Parliament Debate

AMSTERDAM, Oct. "a (By The
Associated Press) The speedy
unconditional surrender of the Aus
tro-Hungarian monarchy is proba
bic, according to Vienna dispatch
to the "Frankfort Gazette"
Advices received from Budapest
say that in the Unterhaus Wednes.
Gay Count Karolyi, in moving a
resolution in favor of the inde-
pendence of Hungary, demanded the
resignation of the Wekerle Cabinet
and the formation of coalition min
istry.
New-York tribune., 1918-10-25
Demands Separate Peace

The resolution also called for
the conclusion of separate peace.
dissolution Of the alliance with Ger
many, acknowledgment Of the jnde-
pendence of the South -Slavonians
and the proclamation of Hungarian
King to reside in Budapest. Count
karolyi declared if the demands
were resisted he hims elf would take
means to secure their realization.
Amid great excitement, Dr
wekerle, the Premier, replied
warmly that he would oppose by
every means Count Karolvi's
threats of a revolution, and added
New-York tribune., 1918-10-25
Whole British Front
Ablaze as Germans
Try to Make Stand

WITH THE ALLIED ARMIES IN
RANCE AND BELGIUM, Oct. "a (By
INC Associated Press, Gl q. m.).~-
Hard fighting is in progress all along
tne front of the British attack. The
Sermans everywhere are offering stub
born resistance.
IN the first twenty five hours of the
Offensive. the British took 5000 prls-
'ners and many guns.
The attack was renewed at o'clock
Newport daily independent., 1918-09-11
BUSINESS HOUSES
 CLOSE TOMORROW
No Business Will Be Carried On IT City While Work of Registration
 Goes On.

Tomorrow, Thursday, Sept. 12, which is Registration Day, will be fittingly observed by every business firm in Newport, which will be closed between the hours of ' a. m. and p. m., the period of time during which thirteen million men between the ages of IS and 45, inclusive, are ex- pected to fill out their questionnaires preparatory to placing their services at the disposal of the government.
 The Independent has not been in- formed of any particular program or demonstration scheduled for tomor- row in the city, but as there will be a large number of our people called up- on to register the day is expected to be one filled with activity anyway.
Newport daily independent., 1918-09-11
NEWPORT WILL
 SUPPORT FUND Local Business Men Are Responding Generously to Call For Industrial
 School Donations.

Newport business men and others have become thoroughly aroused to the great importance which attaches to the proposed industrial school for Arkansas, and today they responded generously to the call for donations to be used in the building of such an in stitution in the state. It is believed at least $1,5O0 will be raised.
 The following were appointed by Mrs. c. M. Erwin to solicit donations
 Mrs. T. M. Johnson, Mrs. c. F. Randy, Mrs. A. c. Wilkerson, Mrs. R. B. Hooker, Mrs. John Stayton, Mrs, Chas. Hite.
 An extensive program and rally will be carried out in Tuckerman to- night to arouse interest in the cam paign for the school. Miss Dove Err win will deliver talk on the subject at the meeting, and the citizens of Tuckerman are expected to raise quite a sum for the movement.
 Newport must not allow Tuckermar to forge ahead in this undertaking.
Newport daily independent., 1918-09-11
BATTLE AXE.

Lee Doyle and wife with their baby boy, Lee, IT,, are down from Walnut Ridge for short visit with Mrs. Doyle's father, c. c. Williamson.
 Mrs. Ethel Young, formerly Miss Ethel Davis, now of Des Moines, Iowa, with her husband came through in car to visit her sisters and other relatives, and intends before return ing to Iowa to visit her mother, Mrs. F. c. Richie.
 Was misinformed last week as to point visited by R. F. Tyer and fam fly, having reported them gone to Wynne, when their destination was Monette, to visit w. l.. Hinson. They returned last week, accompanied by Mrs. Julia Hinson, who went. over with Will Hinson as he returned from his visit here several weeks ago. J. w. c. Gardner and wife went up to Batesville last week to arrange for moving thither. Have rented home there and are preparing to go up last of this week and occupy.
 Rev. T. H. Wright is moving to his new home near the Yellow School House to occupy a house prepared for home on Chas. Penix's place. Brother and Sister Wright are good neighbors and Battle Axe folks give them up with reluctance.
 H. s. Hanley is to occupy the house now being occupied by Mir. Gardner.
 L. c. (Cornei) Gulley, recently connected with the Little Rock post office, is now in France in the em- ployment of the government in post office work. His address is Ameri- can P. o. No. 755, France, where he would be glad to get a letter from any of his numerous Arkansas friends. He wrote, Aug. 8th, a very interesting letter to his uncle, J. w. c. Gardner, giving some thrilling ex- periences he has been having on "the front"
 | Infant of two weeks of MT. and Mrs. Harry Johns died Saturday night.
Newport daily independent., 1918-09-11
COURT HOLIDAY
 HERE THURSDAY
Court Officials Will Observe Registra- ton Day and Grand Jury Quits
 Until Monday.

Circuit court will adjourn this af- ternoon until Friday morning on ac- count of Thursday being Registration Day, which will be observed both by the public and the court officials. The grand jury, which has yet re turned no bills of indictment, took a recess this afternoon and will resume work Monday morning.
 The jury in the case of J. R. Hen ley vs. Hardy Adams returned ver- dict this morning, awarding the plaintiff damages in the amount of $25O. The suit was the result of damages which MT. Henley claimed to have sustained when MT. Adams struck the formers car with his own, the car being badly torn up, it was alleged.
 This afternoon the case of Henry Hagaman vs. Wm. Biggs, damage suit for islander, is in progress. Hag- man is represented by L. L. Campbell and Biggs by c. M. Erwin.
Newport daily independent., 1918-09-11

Great excitement prevailed in New ark during the before daylight hours Tuesday morning until a short time before noon of that day when it was discovered that a wagon cage con- taining one of Al G. Barnes big ti- gers had been left in that town. The cage rolled off the train as the circus passed through Newark on it's way to Batesville from Newport. It is said that nearly every dog in Newark <streed' the tiger in it's cage, and a great number of people witnessed the sight with interest. When day. light came the circus manager at Batesville was notified of his loss and man drove to Newark in an auto mobile, released the tiger from it's cage, placed the animal in the back seat of the car annd was it's compan- ion overland to Batesville.
Newport daily independent., 1918-09-11
DAY DESIGNATED
 FOR DELINQUENTS
Those Who Have Failed to Submit
 QuestiOnnaires In Arkansas May Do So On Sept. 30.

Special to Independent.
 Little Rock, Sept. 11.-Gov. Brough has issued a proclamation setting apart Sept. 30 as the date on which all delinquents shall present them- selves to their local boards for regis tration, executing their question: naires, or to undergo their physical examination. The total number of delinquents in Arkansas is 4,921. The words stacker" "slicker," and "de- serter," are a reproach to the state, and the governor insists that it is necessary to remove this stigma from the escutcheon of the fair name of Arkansas.
 Phillips county successfully tried out plan of issuing a general call for delinquents, which resulted in over one hundred reporting, of whom 85 were sent to Camp Pike. The gov ernor says:
 q hereby call upon every regis trant who shall have heretofore, through failure to keep in touch with his local board, been classed as de- |linquent or deserter, to present him. self on this date to the local board nearest his present residence in or der that his present status may be de +armined' and proper action on his case may be taken. l most earnestly appeal to the loyalty and patriotism of the good citizens of Arkansas to see that all the delinquents present themselves to their local boards on or before Sept 30 in order that the good name of Arkansas may be cleared from the stain of draft evaders. l appeal to the newspapers and other agencies to give this the widest pub licity."
Newport daily independent., 1918-09-11
BRITISH MOVE FORWARD TO-DAY
 IN 0NE SECTOR AND FRENCH CAPTURE TOWN
 OF TRAvECY. The Holding Of Travecy By The French Against German Coun- ter-Attacks Would Mean Out
 flanking La Fere.
HUN RESISTANCE STEPHENS
Associated Press War Summary

Associated Press War Summary. z
 The British are again moving for- ward today toward the HindenbuurG line in one sector, while the French
 are reported to have captured tho town of Travecy on the Hindenburg line two miles north of La Fere, the northern defense of the St. Gobain bastion. The holding of Travecy will result in the outflanking of La Feres
 Haig's troops are reported to have gained foothold in the towns of Pieziere and Epehy, two and ore-han miles from the Hindenburg line op4 posite Lecatelet. German resistanceI in the latter sector took the form of strong counter-attacks at GoubeA~ court last night, but the enemy Was completely repulsed except It ono point where a, lone British post MI gained. The enemy is also attacking desperately against the French a11d Americans where the line runs north from the Aisne toward the St. Cobaiik massif. These attacks so far h6vo been fruitless. $
Newport daily independent., 1918-09-11
HUN REGIMENT REFUSES TO 60
Twenty Fifth German Regiment Is Reported to Have Mutinied At
 Cologne August 31.
(By The Associated Press.)

Amsterdam, Sept. 11.-A German regiment, the twenty fifth, mutinied at Cologne August 31, according to The Telegram
 An eye witness to the incident says the troops of one regiment refused to fire on the soldiers of another when ordered to force the refractory troops to board a train for the front. A de tachment of some guards composed of youths undertook the task. Eleven youths were killed and many wound ed in the clash which followed.