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03 Aug 1915
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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1915
Page
1
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Villa Dees United States efforts in Mexico described with scarce readable details. The fragment mentions cross border context and U S involvement without clear actions or outcomes. No dates or organizations are readable to specify.
Judge Dawkins orders three young nonwhite youths brought to the juvenile court for potential placement in custody and work programs. White boys may be sent to the State Training School as police take up the bank robbery case involving six youths.
Gov Avila and orders issued sparked clashes as Gen Villa announced intervention in foreign business houses, seizing stock at invoice prices with 15 percent profit. Some stores were taken over and owners jailed, though no executions occurred and expulsions were not carried out. Foreign merchants may leave with guarantees.
London reports the official press bureau states the British have gained the crest of the ridge on the Gallipoli Peninsula and that the British position in the Dardanelles has been improved.
London reports the British steamer Ranza was sunk with the captain and eleven crew members of twenty four landing safely.
Mexican bandits attacked a ranch 18 miles northeast of Brownsville as Customs Guard Taylor and three Troop A soldiers were wounded in the initial clash. Reinforcements from Fort Brown arrived. Fifteen bandits were reportedly killed. Private McGuire was killed and Private Curtis possibly fatally wounded. Deputy Sheriff Monahan was wounded.
Latins and ministers plan to back President Wilson by seeking cooperative steps to restore constitutional government in Mexico. An embargo on arms from Latin American nations to Mexico is likely a key feature, with ambassadors from Argentina Brazil Chile and ministers from Bolivia Uruguay and Guatemala meeting Secretary Lansing.
The article notes a plan for a Thursday conference with Pan American ministers to discuss possible joint action if Mexican unrest threatens to require force to reopen the railroad to Mexico City or to restore constitutional government. While military steps are not yet planned, regional leaders may share duties if needed. The move follows a White House statement urging acccommodation to avert further chaos.
Report to the Carranza consulate states Villa troops under General Fierros were practically annihilated yesterday by forces of Generals Obregon and Gonzales between Quetera and Irapuato, Galveston dispatch reports.
In Jackson on August 3 Mississippi Democrats nominate state and county officers in a primary. A heavy vote is expected with five candidates seeking the governorship.
Chicago August 3 conflict erupts between the department of commerce and States Attorney McLay Hoyne over the Eastland disaster probe. Inspectors Reid and Eckliffe were brought handcuffed before Secretary Redfield and the steam boat inspection board amid habeas corpus actions. Judge Landis to hear the case. Hoyne disputes removal from state jurisdiction.
The Federal Reserve Board outlined plans to mobilize the federal reserve system resources for the autumn crop movement. It urged rediscounting notes backed by stored agricultural products and suggested regional banks issue policies to support financing, especially for cotton, to prevent price swings and credit shortages during harvest.
A federal reserve letter instructs member banks to rediscount notes of farmers and merchants backed by verified warehouse receipts and insurance. Banks should declare cotton grade and market value, keep collateral forms, and allow additional security calls if value falls. The plan emphasizes storage space, warehouse facilities, and adapting to local conditions to ensure proper financing and marketing of cotton and other agricultural products.
Alexandria Egypt Aug 3 The American cruiser Tennessee leaves the Mediterranean station with the gratitude of thousands of refugees rescued from Syria. The ship’s presence steadied panic in port after Turkey’s entry to the war and weekly transports continue under the American flag. On the last voyage more than 700 arrived including many wealthy Italians. The Tennessee is relieved by the Chester.
Telegraph communication between Vera Cruz and Mexico City is back. Provisions began entering the capital yesterday as supply lines resumed.
Reports from Vera Cruz say Zapata and Carranza forces clashed at Paso delmado on July 30. Zapata troops were forced to retreat. Secretary Lansing announced protests to Villa over confiscation of American and foreign merchant and mining properties in Chihuahua. Villa said no confiscations occurred as properties had been paid for.
The record notes a U. S. schooner seized by a British cruiser loaded with coach, with aerial bombs dropped on Strassburg. Berlin and Vienna report Teutons advance in the east while Russians hold west of Warsaw. The line near Ostrolenka is contested and fighting resumes on the British front with trench captures claimed in the Argonne and Vosges.
A cablegram from Philadelphia reports the seizure of the American schooner Laura CC Anderson carrying coal by a British cruiser. The vessel was taken into Gibraltar harbor.
Geneva dispatch says a flotilla of Anglo-French aircraft flew over Strassburg and dropped twenty five bombs. Damage extent is unknown.
Rotterdam Aug 3. The German border station uses a thorough exam system to screen travelers from Holland. English speaking officers from Milwaukee St. Louis and Montreal question Americans holding a passport about language and background, then lavishly extract information, especially from those with England ties. The process aims to uncover useful details and shifts focus to more talkative travelers.
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