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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 25, 1917
Page
1
French leader Joffre supports dispatch of American soldiers to France as a morale boost. British and Allied officials weigh strategic impact while public opinion in the United States calls for care in commitment.
The French war commission led by Rene Viviani and Marshal Joffre landed at Hampton Roads and traveled to Washington aboard the Mayflower. They will negotiate with the United States on military, naval, and financial aid including an American expedition to France pending Washington discussions with US officials.
The House and Senate resumed debate on the army bill with a vote hoped for by Friday. Representative Huddleston of Alabama read a list of names he claimed supported the draft, citing Vanderlip and others from Harvard Yale and the Upton League. Representative Henkhead spoke in favor of selective conscription.
British Foreign Minister Halfour said detente governments trusted America's pure dedication to destroying Prussian militaries. He asserted the United States would not be pushed into a formal alliance or away from its policies, and that U S services in the European war could not be exaggerated.
Washington reports Secretary handed the ambassador a warrant for 200.96 million dollars. The document records the first loan to the entente powers by the United States under the wartime credit scheme totaling 1.66 billion dollars.
Report states German forces are expending strategic reserves with little concern for civilian casualties. The claim highlights harsh decision making under pressure and potential escalation of the conflict.
British dispatch reports a savage air duel over Arras during the offensive with four fliers downed. German forces are said to have thrown in reserves, while over two thousand enemy troops have been captured in a single sector since Monday, as Berlin reportedly retreats and concentrates manpower and materiel to counter the Anglo French threat.
In heavy air combat from dawn to dusk on Monday British Royal Flying Corps pilots shot down multiple German aircraft. Reports indicate 14 to 26 enemy machines brought down or forced to crash, with only two British planes missing. Pilots repeatedly dived to destroy German planes on the ground, and weather finally favored the Allies, enabling sustained operations and successive victories.
British pilots engaged a superb German flyer in an hour long duel that ended without either being able to bring fire to bear. Both sides performed extraordinary maneuvers as they fought overhead enemy territory and endured fuel exhaustion before parting.
The fighting lessens in intensity Tuesday though fierce battles persist with the British slightly ahead per London reports. British gains north of Arras push lines toward Fontsin le Cros Miles and Cherisy, while a German counterattack targets the Grevilles area northeast of Arras.
Washington reports the United States will lend England 200 million dollars as the first entente loan under the 67 billion finance act. Proceeds come from treasury certificates due June 20, with McAdoo coordinating the transfer and rapid credit to the British government. The loan aims to meet England's immediate needs and is not intended to cover Britain’s full share of Allied financing.
Overthrow movement gathers in Germany as calls for change intensify against Chancellor Bethmann Hollweg. Political tension grows amid unrest and public dissatisfaction.
Universal unrest in Germany spills into new outburst against Chancellor von Bethmann Hollweg by Conservatives and National Liberals. Danish king visit to Stockholm noted as Swedish workers protest government. British forces advance between the Coral and Scarpa rivers and south of Arrac push into German positions along Cobrai and St. Quentin.
From Copenhagen dated April 25 the German opposition to Chancellor von Bethmann Hollweg surfaces again as dissent over internal reforms potential peace terms and food shortages fuels agitation.
Petrograd dispatches report revolutionary spirit in rural districts of Russia driving agrarian troubles toward a head. Peasants show readiness to act, while soldiers touring villages spread news of the evolution and promise to lead peasants against landowners.
Captain Rice of the American steamer Mongolia reported to the Associated Press that the ship fired the first shot of the war for the United States and sunk a German submarine off British waters on April 19. He said the periscope was shattered and the submarine disappeared after the hit.
A fragment notes a legal action linked to President Wilson and a proclamation. The readable text references a claim or suit arising today, with focus on official authority and the tension around the proclamation. Names and places are unclear in the fragment.
The directive requires all alien enemies to surrender firearms and explosives in their possession by a fixed date. Any alien found with weapons after that date will be imprisoned and held without bail until the war ends.
Copenhagen reports April 24 that the Bulgarian minister of war believes peace is nearer than many think. He cites the Russian revolution and American intervention as forces bringing peace closer. The observation appears in the Berlin Vossische Zeitung’s dispatch.
J. Parker Jr former sheriff of Ouachita parish faces embezzlement and parish funds charges. Nine jurors were seated with twenty talesmen drawn. Defense did not challenge jurors. list includes Campbell Hay Register Mitchell Matthews Tarver Neal Alexander Burns. Parker represented by Hudson Potts Leinstein Scholars Briggs McHenry. District Attorney Odom prosecutes. Jury completed at 2:00 pm with Kilbourne Henry Glenn later joined.
The Lon Tatana Food Preparedness Commission in New Orleans appointed a committee of Superintendent of Education Harris Mayor Behrman and W. K. Dodson to urge Governor Pleasant to include in the proposed extra session of the legislature measures to finance the commission's work.
Spain's latest note to Germany could shift stance on submarine warfare or bring in a new foe. In Europe, British forces push near Havrincourt with over three thousand prisoners taken since Monday while French gains appear in Champagne. Rumors of a potential German assault on Petrograd circulate as turmoil grows.
Berlin reports ongoing fighting over Gavrelle as German forces gain ground. On Monday they captured 650 British prisoners and shot down 30 Allied aircraft in the engagement.
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