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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1914
Page
1
Officials promote ten work projects for good roads as Ouachita Parish observes Louisiana Good Roads Day with community crews repairing and painting roadways. Local agencies coordinate volunteers, safety briefings, and material supplies to improve transportation and safety for residents.
Ward five residents in Ouachita parish plan a mass effort for Louisiana Good Roads Day on August 27. Police Jury members named overseers to attack hills and bed places, with West Monroe business districts considering partial store closures for the road improvement drive.
A Monroe business group led by the Retail Merchants Association and Chamber of Commerce urges merchants and citizens to fund an October 22 to 27 Trade Carnival and Fall Festival. Committees seek rapid donations to cover advertising decorations illuminations and entertainment while a treasurer will track funds and prorate any surplus to subscribers.
The Highway Department calls for communities to organize road repair efforts by district or school area. They urge appointing a local road boss to lead volunteers on Louisiana Good Roads Day and to work under his direction to fix culverts bridges and rough stretches after rains. The aim is a statewide honest trial.
London reports official sources confirming Austrian losses exceed 20 000 during three days of fighting along the Drina river. General Leman, Belgian commander of the Liege forts, is a German prisoner en route to Cologne. A St Petersburg dispatch says the Russian army advances along the Austro German frontier and maintains the offensive at every contact.
Wartime report lauds Belgian bravery in Brussels as pivotal for Allied salvation. Officials credit sacrifice with slowing enemy gains and preserving critical lines for upcoming offensives.
London dispatch notes European press praising Belgian retreat and predicting sharp Allied blows against German plans. It says Russians and French poised to strike at Berlin while Belgians defend Antwerp. It cites U S neutrality issues and possible contraband coal and horseflesh transfers.
Dispatches show neutral states near the brewing conflict as relief cruisers Tennessee and North Carolina head to Antwerp St. Petersburg Vienna Berlin Rome and Bern. Switzerland tightens neutrality with 400000 men called to arms amid two days of frontier fighting between Austria and Serbia.
The German owned steamer Mazalan had its clearance papers refused in Washington orders. The ship, loaded with coal originally bought by the German consulate for the German cruiser Leipzig, was to be loaded at sea, prompting the action.
London reports German forces between Belgian troops and French allies and Brussels fallen to German control. German advance aims at Antwerp Ghent Mechlin Ostend Bruges seen as probable, with invasion of France via Belgium potentially delayed. Belgium’s 150,000 men still around Antwerp facing German pressure.
New York on August 22 The Associated Press announced the pope died at 1 20 Rome time but United Press misreported the death earlier The AP says the UP dispatch crossed the line and was false The message is attributed to Melville Stone AP general manager due to time differences and delays
G H Alford of Mississippi leads a major Southern boll weevil investigation funded by the United States Department of Agriculture. He arrives in Monroe for two to three days, with Dr Bradford Knapp and officials from the USDA offering cooperation. The study will assess soil, climate, and economic factors across the Cotton Belt, including farm size tenancy, bank deposits, and trade in livestock feed and produce. Headquarters are at the Chamber of Commerce with local support from Mr. Smith and Mr. Woolman.
Washington date August 22 Senator George C Perkins of California is flooded with birthday congratulations as he marks his seventy fifth anniversary. He notes the milestone comes just a day after the event in 1849 when he first entered public life.
The subject began as a cabin boy in Maine and sailed the seas. He settled in Oroville, California, built a business, became a bank president and steamship owner, was elected governor of California in 1879, and joined the Senate in 1893. He announced plans to retire at the end of his current term next March.
The Eros State Bank in Jackson parish closed when a note signed by Cashier Gay Carroll claimed a $2,700 shortage and he went to the cemetery where he killed himself. Searchers found Carroll with a pistol as authorities worked to check the books and reopen the bank after the loss.
Paris reports Brussels faced a German imposed war tax of 4 060 000. Namur shows partial investment as German forces advance west of the Meuse. German cavalry and corps move toward Brussels while Belgian retreat continues. Allied and German maneuvers unfold along Lorraine and the Donon hills with several towns changing hands.
Political dispatch notes Nasser's supporters pressing ahead as opponents face limited frontage. The article outlines the balance of power and rising momentum in the region, with key figures cited and regional responses noted.
German forces push toward Ghent Bruges and Ostend after taking Brussels and invest Namur. Belgians concentrate around Antwerp while citizens resist a war tax. News confirms sinking of British steamer Hyades by Dresden and Serb victory over Austrian forces with heavy casualties and prisoners.
Official dispatch reports the tenth Japanese army corps of 16 000 men placed on transports Friday. The fleet sails to bombard Tsing Tzu and cover the landing of Japanese forces.
Washington reports Japan orders its Berlin charge to depart at 4 am Sunday Berlin time if no answer arrives, escalating to a Japanese ultimatum. This stems from ongoing diplomacy between Tokyo and Berlin regarding a stated demand.
Paris reports a German force killed the Burgomaster and several townspeople, all executions carried out together without provocation according to the official announcement.
Chicago Cubs completed their visit to the East with a single victory, matching a modest record across two or more city shows and reflecting a stopover rather than a sweep.
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