Ward Goes Over the Top in Liberty Loan Drive
Ward surpasses the Liberty Loan goal as pledges exceed 30,000 dollars, exceeding the set quota of 23,600. The drive shows strong community support led by local officials and residents.
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09 Apr 1918
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Monroe News Star in Monroe, Louisiana
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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 09, 1918
Page
1
Subscriptions Pass Quota in Ouachita Parish Liberty Drive
Ward 1 leads Ouachita parish with over 30 000 pledged toward the third Liberty Loan from local banks 29000 at Central Savings Bank and 39500 at Ouachita National Bank with negro groups contributing 12 000 to 13 000. Allan Scholars names captains for Ward 10 to direct solicitation while Ward 3 organizing a separate effort and joint Monroe committee meetings delay some canvassing until men’s canvass is ready. Meetings planned for Ward 2 Sunday at Swartz and Colony school with speakers supplied by Allan Scholars. negro meetings scheduled at Rich Woods school house tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ouachita Parish
D. Y. Smith
Allan Scholars
Liberty
Tenth Ward
Abe Arent
P. M. Alvis
J. M. Cobb
R. Downes, Jr
Haas
Sig Masur
L. R. Powis
Ward 3
Monroe
Central Savings Bank On Trust Co
Oquachita National Bank
C. W. Phillips
Dr. Y. Smith
A. L. Smith
Ben S. Moore
Swartz
Colony
Allan
J.T. Bryant
T. O. Brown
Richwoods
McAdoo
First Mass Meeting Planned for Managerial Campaign
The New Charter League will organize at an 8 PM mass meeting in City Hall Council Chamber to promote the commission-manager form of government. Leo Mayer, returning from Shreveport, will present benefits and answer questions as supporters and skeptics attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Council
New Charter League
Leo Kenneth Mayer
Mayer
Monroe
Shreveport
Citizens’ Committee
Irish Convention Report Delivered in Commons by Lloyd George
Premier Lloyd George announced in the House of Commons that the Irish convention report has been laid on the table. A Health Survey meeting was also noted, with civic leaders and the mayor urged to attend the Civic League session with city councilmen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Lloyd George
House of Commons
Civic League
Monroe to receive four new street cars from Shreveport
Four street cars bought by Monroe from Shreveport Railway Co for 13000 will be delivered within two weeks. Repainting and relettering by Shreveport traction Co. Old cars to be rebuilt and overhauled. Authority considers moving East End line and extending to city limits to improve service and financial viability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City of
Monroe
Shreveport Railway Company
Apgar
Shreveport Traction Company
Municipal Street Railway
Shreveport
Fourtenth Street
DeSiard
Germans Try New Maneuver In Amiens Drive
German forces abandon offensive in the Amiens sector as the Teutonic army shifts tactics after a failed push, signaling a pause in their advance and a renewed focus on other sectors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Teutonic
Amiens
Allies Face German Offense In Picardy Front 120 Miles
German forces ready for attacks along a 120 mile front from La Bassee canal to Chauny amid Allied lines in Picardy. German tactics shift as they press near Arras, Albert, and Amiens while American and French sectors endure routine trench activity and speculation grows on Pershing’s exact deployment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amiens
Aemy
Teutons
Picardy
la Bassee Canal
Laon
Lens
Arras
Bucquoy
Albert
Mont Didier
Lassingny
Noyon
Chauny
Somme
Ancre
Luce
Chaunk
Coucy
Folembray
Berlin
Sens
Stephen Pichon
Gen. Pershing
Britain faces critical war period with conscription strikes
Lloyd George outlined Britain’s grave manpower strain as the Somme era looms. He argued that Britain would conscript fifty year olds and eighteen year olds if necessary, noted Americans would join brigades with Allies, and warned the crisis could demand extreme sacrifices. He praised cabinet efforts to rush reinforcements and warned against underestimating the German threat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
London
Lloyd George
House of Commons
Somme
Western Front
Ministry of Munitions
Gough
Fifth Army
Great Britain
Ireland
Cambrai
Picardy
France
Palestine
Mesopotamia
Wilson
Lively Senate Debate Over Sedition Amendments
A heated senate debate centers on amendments to sedition bills with key protests from critical senators. The discussion highlights objections and party tensions as lawmakers push for or against proposed reforms.
LYNCHING OF GERMAN Senator Sparks Senate Fight
Washington April 9 daily senate debate on the sedition bill grows as amendments are adopted to limit penalties for disloyal utterances. Sherman denounces a Collinsville lynching. Georgia Senator Hardwick and others clash over wording while attempts to set a final vote fail. Florida Templar Conclave noted in brief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Thomas
Colorado
Borah
Idaho
Hardwick
Georgia
Poindexter
Sherman
Illinois
Collinsville
Ill
Labor Post
George Creel
Gallinger
France
Maryland
Overman
North Carolina
Knights Templar Conclave Opens In Florida With Parade
Hundreds of Knights Templar march through streets with bands and bunting as the twenty-fourth annual Florida Grand Commandery conclave opens in Key West. Grand Commander Charles H. Ketchum presides at the Masonic hall with sessions to continue tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eay
Grand Commandery
Knights Templar of
Florida
Masonic Hall
Charles H. Ketchum
Key West
Ouachita to Send 64 Recruits in Late April Draft
Unofficial Baton Rouge reports Ouachita parish will dispatch 64 registrants to Camp Pike during five days starting April 26. The group includes 7 whites and 57 blacks, with 2,295 blacks in the first quota and 1,848 in the second, plus 406 whites from the second quota.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baton Rouge
Ouachita Parish
Camp Pike
Ouachita
Louisiana
Onuachita
Lota
French Aviators Locate Big Gun Near Paris
French aviators identified the location of the large German gun bombarding Paris. French artillery and air bombings have hindered the gun, explaining its intermittent firing. The weapon sits at Creppy-Enlonnois near the Lafrere to Lauon road.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Aiis
Paris
Creppy-Enlonnois
Lafrere
Lauon
Violent Artillery Action Reported North of Montdidier
The dispatch from Paris notes continued violent artillery activity last night at multiple points north of Montdidier and between Montdidier and Noyon. No infantry clashes occurred as French forces withdrew to prepared positions southwest of the lower forest of Coucy and south of Coucy Le Chateau.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Montdidier
Noyon
Oise River
Coucy
Coucy-Lechateau
Preparations for Big Drive by Artillery Seek Allies
Preparations for a major offensive are reported as artillery activity intensifies on both sides. Allied positions brace for heavy attacks with units mobilizing and lining up supply lines in anticipation of renewed combat.
Bombarding of Allied Lines Near Toul Continues
German artillery roars along a hundred mile front from Ar ras to Sissons as bombarded sectors from La Lassee canal to Armentieres report violent shelling. No infantry actions yet while Italian front artillery activity remains heavy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arras
Sissons
la Lassee Canal
Armentires
Mont Didier
Noyon
Revelations by Bolo Pasha in Paris
The Matin reports that Bolo Pasha under death sentence for treason received a reprieve yesterday and that another major case of German propaganda in France is about to develop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toul ¢Ontevous
Bolo Pasha
Paris
The
Matin
France
Germans recruit telegraph operators in Manchuria
The German general staff report to the war ministry says Germans are recruiting and training telegraph operators in Manchuria. It is feared Chinese telegraphers in various offices may be acting as German agents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peking
Avril
Manchuria
Off
War Ministry
Gevrman
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