Huns Efforts Falter as Allied Armies Prepare Countermove
AP reports large infantry operations on the Picardy front halted to regroup. Germans fail to press toward Amiens. small gains between Albert and Mont Didier. Massed attacks costly, artillery weak, while 77 German divisions mass before Albert. Allies under Foch plan defense and possible counteroffensive with American participation.
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Associated Press
Amiens
Albert
Mont Didier
Somme
Demuin
St. Quentin and
Allied Units to be Brigaded With British and French Forces
Washington reports that American units will be brigaded with British and French organizations as plans agreed by Secretary Baker General Bliss and General Pershing. Details will be arranged by Pershing as American troops in training near Washington are prepared for rapid deployment to the front. In Paris Clemenceau’s car came under German fire while touring the front, windows shattered but the premier unhurt and confident of a favorable outcome.
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Washington
United States
Baker
Bliss
Pershing
General Pershing
Paris
Premier Clemenceau
Clemenceau
Prepare to Resist Invaders Petrograd April 2
Fighting erupts in Batoum Kars and Ardahan as Armenians and Georgians rally to defend Caucasus territories seized by Turkish occupation under Brest-Litovsk. Georgians seize most Russian warships at Batoum and move them to the Black Sea.
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Petrograd
Batoum
Kars
Ardaham
Caucasp
Brest-Litovsk
Black Sea
Drastic Penalties for Disloyalty Approved by Senate Panel
Washington April 2 The Senate Judiciary committee backed the Poindexter amendment proposing twenty years imprisonment and a $10000 fine for anyone who by word or act supports Germany or its allies or opposes the United States war effort. The panel also urged penalties for obstructing government bond issues and for attempts to hinder recruiting and enlistments.
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Associated Preas
Washington
Senate Judiciary Committee
Germany
United States
Historic action praised as American units join western front
London newspapers hail the decision to place American unit brigades with French and British battalions for immediate fighting on the western front. The United States spirit of chivalrous sacrifice is warmly praised.
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Associated Press
London
Western Front
United States
Monroe Cotton Oil Co 15 Fined Under Food and Drug Act
Federal court April term reports several actions including Monroe Cotton Oil Co pleaded guilty to two counts of the Pure Food and Drug Act for shipping untagged cottonseed meal and receiving $50 fines on each count. Other cases include Apgar conspiracy, Burke Construction vs Western Star Lodge, and a $15,000 personal injury suit dismissed for compromise. Sheriff denies coercion claim in Dawson register case. Court appoints H R Davis as court reporter for April 1918 term. May consolidate express companies under a new unit per railroad administration discussions.
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Federal Grand Jury
U. S. Vs
Monroe Cotton Oil Company
U. S
Harvey D
Leon T. Apgar
Union National Bank
Burke Construction Company
Western Star Lodge
A. M
R. L. Smith
Robert Smith
L.H. Brothers
J. 5
Milliken
L. H. Brothers
Lake Providence
Richard Logan
Ouachita
Thomas Cook
Nolle
Washington
Railroad Administration
Ouachita Parish Sets Quotas for Liberty Loan Drive
A telegram from Dallas designates Ouachita's third Liberty Bond quota at 525400 and the parish second loan at 324924. The campaign opens Saturday with Sunday church meetings planned and Allan Sholars to provide speakers. Banks will manage installments while farmers pay at least 10 percent down.
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Dallas
Ouachita
Dallas Federal Reserve Bank
Marie von Gastel
Monroe
Liberty Loan
Liberty Loan Campaign Organization
W. Phillips
D. Y Smith
Ben S. Moore
W. M. Ruffin
N. G. Tippit
L. H. Peevy
Jno. T. Mays
Allan Sholers
J. H. Trousdale
Loyal Citizens Rally Form Ouachita Protective League
A mass meeting in Monroe organized The American Protective League of Ouachita Parish and pledged over 500 dollars monthly to the Red Cross. Rev I K Means denounced German intrigue and urged loyalty, with plans for a city parade and a broad fundraising drive.
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City
Monster Rally
Farm Protective League
Monroe
American Protective League
Ouachita Parish
Red Cross
I. K. Means
Means
South
United States
DeGraffinreid
J. T. Bryant
News-Star
John P. Parker
W. H. DeGraffinreid
Do. M. Meadows, Jr
DeGraffinreidh
American Protective League of
Parker
Rev. Means
Hr. P. Marks
Allan Sholars
Sholars
J.L. Adams
R. W. Germany
M. M. Munholland
Protective League
Charles Schulze
Parish Defense Council
Court House Square
St. John Street
Grammont
Grand
DeSiard
Fifth
Ouachita Avenue
Jackson
Calypso
St. John
Court Square
Apgar
Phillips
Police Jury
Tippit
West Monroe
Millsaps
Mitchell
Parnell
Five Men Killed and Fourteen Injured in Blast
Pittsburg April 2 Five men were killed and fourteen injured at Flannery Bolt Company's plant Bridgeville Pa. The cause of the explosion has not been determined.
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Pittsburg
Flannery Bolt Company
Bridgeville
British Capture Guns and Prisoners in Franco-Belgian Sector
War office report says in the Avre to Luce river sector on Monday British forces took fifty prisoners and thirteen machine guns. Near Hbeutern the British attacked, seized many guns and prisoners, and repelled a German counterattack.
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London
War Office
Avre
Luce Rivers
Hbeutern
Parade Marshals Named for Saturday Procession
Final parade plans set for Saturday at 10 o'clock with marshals listed led by J W McWilliams and BE Hay. Units include Band registrants, Confederate veterans, Boy Scouts, Red Cross nurses, school groups, officials, police, and labor unions.
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J. W. McWilliams
Dnc
BE. Hay
GC. T. Cross
Jesse W. Wright
G. B. Cooley
C. Kk. Faulk
Herbert Millsaps
Dr. T. L. Hood
James IL. Hudnall
J. J. Vanhouse
Joe Renwick
C. BE. Woodham
Confederate Veterans
Camp Fire
Red Cross
St. Francis Sanitarium
St. Shyacnth’s Academy
West Monroe
Parish
City High School
West Moroe
City
Protective League
Council Set for Busy Night of April 30 Elections
City government officials plan an April 30 election amid a crowded agenda. Officials ordered the election as part of ongoing governance measures and to address local planning needs.
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Mangee
City Council
New Charter Committee
Monroe
Charles Schulze
Altough
Powell Net
Food dealers meet to discuss price rules and substitutes
District Food Administrator Jed Hudson convened a large meeting of retail and wholesale food dealers to clarify regulations. Rules limit profits on sugar to 1 cent per pound and flour to $1.20 per barrel. substitutes for flour are required pound for pound, with delivery and payment conditions. Back-orders banned. farmers with home substitutes exempt with certification. Potatoes may substitute flour at four pounds per pound. canned goods are not substitutes.
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Jed G. Hudson
Mr. Hudson
Food Administration
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Jack Today
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Erior
J. P. Parker
T. T Webb
Harper
S. J. Harper
Winn Parish
Louisiana State Senate
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State of
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R. G. Pleasant
Mernand Mouton
H. Simpson
Louisiana Senate
Ouachita Natural Gas & Oil Co, Inc
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Pia
Guy
Bhrom
Shreveport
Percy Sandel
Ile
Bind&ne
Sandel
Bernstein
Parish Court House
Schulze
Charter Committee
Marsh
Ford
Margery Wilson
Fox Comedy Today
Policeman Safe
Saenger War News
Mae Marsh
Sessue Hayakawa
Paramount
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