British Stand in Ypres Front Check German Onrush
British forces repelled a major German assault from Givenchy to St. Venant near the Lys front. Despite heavy losses, British troops held the line and halted the German breakthrough, with further expected attacks in the Mount Kemmel area and at Breasse.
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Surprise Speaker Draws Monroe Crowd At Tardy Address
A Ruston dispatch reports Reverend Wilhelm T. Tardy drew the largest Monroe crowd to hear his address last night. He arrives Monroe at 5:50 PM with a reception planned by a local committee. The message, described as fire and power, pledges nationwide call to action, with a big surprise tonight at the auditorium. Music by the Monroe Liberty Band and a government War Exhibit on the Louisiana and Arkansas Midland Railway between Fifth and Sixth streets draws hundreds of visitors, including school groups.
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War bond appeal urging every man to work with praise
Mr Schwab stresses all citizens must do their assigned work to win the war. He says people perform best under praise and confidence that their efforts have public approval. Buy a bond.
Southern farmers to raise own food and cotton by labor
Washington reports say Southern farmers plant enough food to be self sustaining and will devote remaining soil to cotton with available labor, according to the Southern Cotton Association.
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Southern Cotton Association
Marines to Increase Force and Lead European Front
The House Naval committee approved an amendment to the naval appropriation bill to raise the Marine Corps to 75,000 men and require the major general of Marines to accompany troops to the European front.
Liberty Day Celebration Declared Official Holiday
The president designates April 26 as Liberty Day, an official holiday to honor national liberty. The proclamation calls for nationwide celebrations and remembrance across communities and schools.
Liberty Loan Day Proclaimed by President Wilson
President Wilson urges nationwide Liberty Loan Day on April 26 with patriotic rallies to push the third Liberty Loan toward the 3 billion goal. Subscriptions total about 1.16 billion with districts racing to exceed minimum. St. Louis leads among districts as New York drops to seventh.
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Liberty Loan Spirit Shines From Oklahoma to Texas
The Federal Reserve Bulletin highlights stark patriotism amid Liberty Bond drives. Indian tribes in Oklahoma subscribed 302.5 million, professors of farming Otto Meissener from Copperas Cove sold his quota in three days, while a Louisiana parish meeting moved a man to swap a diamond ring for bonds. The piece praises widespread sacrifice as the nation supports France and crushes Germany.
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Germany
German Attack Repulsed Near Givenchy
Allied forces repelled a German assault around Givenchy as six enemy divisions pressed the attack without success. German forces attempted a large offensive but failed to break through the front.
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Germans Repulsed at Givenchy and Kemmel Fronts
Allied lines report German assaults near Givenchy and along the Lys front repulsed with heavy losses. Six German divisions took part in the Givenchy St Venant sector, while attacks south of Kemmel were halted by British artillery and machine guns.
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Allied line holds as German thrusts meet heavy losses near Ypres
Reinforced by French troops the allied line withstands German attacks along a ten mile front between Givenchy and Robecq. Germans suffer heavy losses with no ground gained while Belgians push back invaders near Langemarck and Kipp. French cross Avre river front near Amiens reports progress.
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World War I Fronts See Attacks and Aerial Skies
Allied reports describe German assaults in the Aisne and Champagne repelled while French forces in Lorraine captured prisoners. Italian front sees ongoing artillery duels and patrols with heavy air action as 17 enemy planes fall. Viscount Milner named British minister of war after Derby’s departure. Austria-Hungary faces a renewed political crisis as the Hungarian ministry resigns. Buy a bond.
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Mississippi mob hangs convict near Popularville
A mob seized the jail keys and hanged a black man, Kil Singleton, near Popularville after his conviction for the March murder of EB J Bounds, a white railroad worker. Singleton died at the mob’s hands. a coroner’s jury blamed the mob. Sheriff could not identify any mob members.
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Local Businesses Suspend for War Special
Practically every business house in Monroe closed by mutual agreement at 2 50 this afternoon to allow people to visit the French War Special. A petition circulated that morning for this purpose contained 103 signatures.
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British Lines Reformed After Heavy Attacks at La Basser Canal
British positions along the La Basser Canal were reconstituted after renewed heavy attacks by German forces. The German advance appeared halted as Allied counterfire kept pressure on the canal area amid overall quiet on the front.
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Italians On Front Declare They Could Not Remain Away From France
The report from April 10 states Italian forces refuse to stay distant from action as German attacks on the Givenchy-La Basse canal front faltered. British troops restored a western line near Rubecq on the Lys battlefield after recapturing Riex Duvrange farm. German bombardment continued at Kemmel Hill in readiness for new assaults.
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Kemmel Hill
Italy Ready to Send Troops to French Front
Premier Orlandi announced to the Chamber of Deputies that Italian forces will be dispatched to the battlefront in France amid applause. He said Italy must join the Allies and show solidarity. The Italian embassy later confirmed regiments are already in France forming the right wing of the allied armies.
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Ruin Falls On Rheims After Week of Shelling
Paris reports Rheims reduced to smoking ruins after more than a week of German shelling. LeMatin states the city endured over one hundred thousand shells, with flames seen miles away. Streets vanished under debris as the cathedral vault collapses and shells continue to burst nearby.
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French Attack Reduces German Machine Gun Nests
Paris April 19 French forces last night reduced German machine gun nests on the front southwest of Amiens during yesterday's assault near the town.
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