27 Apr 1918
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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 27, 1918
Page
1
Five thousand marchers gathered for a Liberty Day parade Friday to celebrate the holiday. Event featured a large unfurled banner and a composed procession through the downtown area with organized groups from local clubs and schools.
Addresses by Rev. ER Means and Dr. J G Slayett sparked vast enthusiasm as Liberty Day events filled Court Square Ouachita. A parade, flag raising, and solemn tributes featured the Liberty Loan committee and speakers praising national resolve.
Allied forces on April 27 press the attack on both northern and southern fronts in World War I. British and French troops mount counter operations around Mont Kemmel as Germans push to hold high ground, while south of the Somme a joint drive against Hangard and Villers-Bretonneux makes uncertain progress amid heavy fighting.
C E Dinwiddie of Washington and Dr A W Turner join forces to push ratification of the national prohibition amendment in Louisiana. Headquarters to open at the capitol next week as T Sambda Jones clarifies a Shreveport conversation about ending liquor legislation this session.
Monroe charter advocates pledge to demand a referendum if legislature alters tax exemption or City School provisions. Committee insists the charter leaves both unchanged and warns opponents' arguments as moonshine.
Allied forces push forward in Belgium with territorial gains claimed while German troops launch heavy assault south of Ypres but fail to reach their objective.
Allied lines around Voormezelle remain secure as British forces repulse German thrusts south of Ypres. Hundreds of prisoners taken. Kemmel Hill lost to Germany, threatening the Messines ridge flank. French counterattacks from Locre to Laclytte press the German advance near Ypres. Continuous artillery duels stretch from Amiens to the Ypres area.
German forces captured Kemmel Hill near Ypres after a stiff defense by French troops who entrenched on the slopes. The hill, long viewed as crucial to the southern flank of the Ypres salient, changed hands amid heavy fighting on the northern battle front.
Washington April 27 casualty list shows ten percent of names killed in action eleven died from accident four from disease two wounded severely forty seven slightly thirty seven missing in action two in today’s Associated Press report.
A reader recalls a Liberty Loan sacrifice example at a Dallas rail station. A wealthy friend subscribes 10000 to bonds, accepting a 4.5 percent yield instead of 6 percent elsewhere. The piece argues the man is not unpatriotic, merely has warped perception. Publicity manager F R B notes the lesson.
A wartime leader declares every man obtainable must be rushed to the front to ensure victory. The call emphasizes rapid deployment and collective effort as the decisive factor in the conflict.
General Radcliffe warns the war will be a long drawn out test of endurance with last reserves determining victory. He notes Foch commands Allied reserves and Allied nations must mobilize more men while reporting on Lys and Kemmel fighting and looming larger Allied offensive between Arras and Amiens.
General Von Arnim, in the Ypres sector, paused his drive against Entente lines around Kemmel to reorganize for a fresh attack. German artillery pounded Allied positions, but no new offensive began in the region this morning.
Partial reports on Liberty Day sales raise the total subscriptions to the Liberty Loan to $2,113,998,050 as of today in Washington.
This morning, after desperate attacks, gains were checked as allies remained firm behind payment lines. Details are sparse and timestamps unclear.
Allied forces repelled German assaults around Locre and Voormezeele near Ypres. French and British counterattacks recaptured Locre while Voormezeele remained in Allied hands. German losses were heavy as tanks attacks were broken up with over 900 prisoners captured. Article notes tensions between Holland and Germany and Belgian Livonian crisis.
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