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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 10, 1918
Page
1
Prompt action by leaders pivots on a high stakes decision. Key figures assess options as the public awaits outcome, with potential impact on political standing and policy direction amid mounting pressure.
London morning papers align with Premier Lloyd George on man power appeal. The Daily Mail calls the choice victory or defeat and condemns Irish conscription plans as foolish. The Chronicle and Times criticize the June Irish Home Rule move as a dire blunder and grim policy.
London reports the British premier David Lloyd George announced a policy linking Irish self government with conscription in Ireland. In the Commons a motion to adjourn failed, and government closure passed amid sharp opposition from Irish Nationalists led by Johnson and Ulster Unionists. Debate centers on how the plan will work without reigniting Ireland’s disputes while Britain fights external foes.
London reports Major General Maurice director of military operations announced the German assault on the Mes-sines front failed to gain footing on high ground. He described the attack as repulsed and noted no success for the enemy.
The Senate approved a sedition bill with harsh penalties for disloyal speech and obstructing the draft and Liberty loan. The measure now moves to conference as public opinion favors unity for wartime success. Also noted was General Foch named supreme director of allied western front strategy.
By noon today J H Trousdale reported two wards submitted pledges while Ward 10 led with 52 500 from Atkins and Arent. Banks report rising totals with Central Savings 41 000 Ouachita National 62 000 as ward 6 aims to exceed its 12 400 quota by Saturday night. Some rural wards lag as solicitors pair up and canvass street by street.
Two veterans from Somme Ypres and Marne will visit Monroe arriving Sunday to address crowds Sunday morning Sunday night and Monday night. Sergeant Thos B O Dea and Sergeant Ed P Byrne will speak at multiple churches and a city school union meeting under the 111th District Federal Reserve Bank Dallas Texas to promote the third Liberty Loan.
The Police Jury met in regular session and unanimously approved a salary raise for clerk W. A. O Kelly to 1245 monthly, city marshal Biggar to 65, and road superintendents to 90 each. They also approved a 100 monthly Red Cross donation, with debate on timing and legality. A Bristle Ridge delegation sought rural delivery road work, and parish crews planned bridge and road maintenance plus canning and home demonstration efforts locally.
Reports urge prompt bond purchases to oversubscribe Ouachita's quota and to ensure a wide canvass reaches every eligible buyer. Leaders emphasize not overlooking anyone in a position to buy.
Three Mexican raiders were killed last night when American troops fired on a band that crossed the border near Fort Hancock. Troops located additional raiders on the U S side and are pursuing them.
The First Methodist church will dedicate a service flag with 47 stars at Sunday morning services. Each star honors a member serving the country. The program includes patriotic songs and soldiers on leave will serve as ushers. Rev. E. K. Means announces the dedication with flags draped over the altar.
German forces push into a new sector forcing heavy combat as British troops counterattack and recapture the town amid intense fighting and shifting frontline activity.
Reports from London say German forces renewed a major offensive north of the Somme, seizing Givenchy briefly before British troops recaptured it. Fighting rages along the Loos and Lys lines with bombardments from Armentieres to the Ypres Canal, as the German center shifts toward Armentieres and the Amiens region.
New Orleans April 10 Dr A W Turner superintendent of the Louisiana Anti Saloon League takes issue with Hewitt Bouanchaud speaker of the house and declares that submission to the people for ratification of a proposed measure is needed.
Dr. Turner calls the national prohibition amendment a subterfuge arguing it delays the issue and aids 1920 political ambitions. In Washington six hundred communities report Liberty loan quotas met and claim an honor flag as the buy a bond drive progresses.
The Senate Military committee faulted the Government's aircraft program calling it gravely disappointing and urged a drastic reorganization of production. It blamed misrepresentation and indecision while predicting better progress soon. The report favors transferring building to the Signal Corps and cites Liberty motor delays and training issues with limited completions of ordered motors.
An Associated Press report from El Paso says a large force of Mexican troops, possibly federals, was marching down the Rio Grande opposite Fort Hancock. They were reported near San Ignacio ford with entrenchments in progress on the Mexican side. Marfa reported an American patrol was fired on from the Mexican side. no Americans were hit as U.S. troops rush to the area.
A dispatch from the front notes Americans in the battle zone should strengthen presence near the British fighting line as the conflict intensifies. The report emphasizes coordinated efforts and timely reinforcement to bolster defense and maintain momentum.
A Reuters report from London notes American reinforcements entering the British battle zone in France. The fight from La Bassee to Klur and Boix continues with heavy artillery and infantry assaults. the Germans push toward Arras and Armentieres near the Belgian border as a major offensive unfolds.
The War Department announced the largest casualty tally since entry into the war with 283 names. Five killed in action and four severely wounded, plus 11 died of disease and 245 slightly wounded. Captain John P. Harrley and thirteen lieutenants among the wounded. Two missing.
Associated Press dispatch reports German forces launched a heavy assault on French lines near Hlungard Ensanterre but were repulsed by a French counterattack. The Germans failed to gain ground and were pushed back west of hotel and west of Noyon.
From the British theater in France April 10 German forces extended yesterday's offensive by pushing a drive northward between Armentierres and Messines. The action broadens the front as Allied troops endure pressure in the area.
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