02 Feb 1918
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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 02, 1918
Page
1
Report notes U S soldiers in trenches within sixty feet of German forces at a point during fighting. Details emphasize proximity and ongoing trench warfare on the Western Front with no confirmation of breakthrough.
Strikers in Berlin face forced return to work as military authorities deploy threats. Reichstag arrests and planned national protest mark the unrest. Berlin and Altona districts show some war material production despite warnings. Front activity reportedly down with artillery and rifle exchanges ongoing.
An Amsterdam dispatch reports seven Berlin factories placed under martial law with strikers ordered to return by 7 a m Monday. Failure to comply will face military discipline. Rioting reported in Spandau near key German war industries as a mob attacked soldiers and a policeman was beaten.
Berlin police arrest Wilhelm Dittmann, a Reichstag Socialist, as he tried to address a suburban crowd. London reports a national demonstration in Germany against the arrest and Deputy Haase asking Chancellor van Hertling for release. The chancellor says Berlin is controlled by the military committee.
Madrid reports Spanish Premier Alpuiemus expresses satisfaction with progress in negotiations with the United States over commercial arrangements.
Emma Goldman and Alexander Berkman, anarchists, were remanded to federal prisons after losing liberty on bonds while the Supreme Court weighs an appeal of their conspiracy conviction. They surrendered to U S marshals in New York and awaited transfer. Berkman claimed Russia might seek their return from the United States.
The total value of all livestock on Louisiana farms is 92 518 200 dollars according to the annual report of state field agents of the Bureau of Crop Estimates issued today. Louisiana has 207 000 horses.
A government action advances toward federal administration of the fuel oil sector. In Abington Massachusetts John L. Sullivan former heavyweight boxing champion died at his home today. The report also lists livestock figures showing year over year changes including increases in mules dairy cows beef cattle and hogs and declines in sheep.
The Berlin Vorwaerts on Friday urged that the German Reichstag be convened to debate the ongoing strike, signaling heightened political pressure while the labor action continues in Berlin.
The public mass meeting on Monday at 2 50 P M in City Hall will discuss a commission form of government for Monroe. The Chamber of Commerce has appointed a committee to collect data and propose a charter, inviting all citizens including workers and professionals to participate as a Citizens Committee works on a new city charter.
John Marshall announces Governor Pleasant has named Colonel T Sambda Jones chairman and manager of the Louisiana State Council of Defense Speakers Bureau. The bureau, composed of ninety four prominent citizens, was created at the request of the Council of National Defense and the War Department.
Officials in Garfield Neat are to decide by Monday whether to abandon the heatless day policy. The final decision will determine citywide energy restrictions and potential economic impact.
Washington reports a pending decision on suspending the heatless Monday order after next Monday. Officials Garfield and McAdoo plan another conference to review results from nine heatless Mondays and the embargoes, with priority coal distribution continuing to households, ships, and war industries.
A stock of confidence is voiced that barring unforeseen storms or events beyond control, the railroad's full situation is now well in hand. Officials project stability and steady operation as experts monitor conditions and adjust plans accordingly.
The Times notes a rosy possibility that gas in Shreveport and northern Louisiana towns could be exempted from Dr Garfield's fuel ban. Garfield has telegraphed the State Fuel Administrator to use discretion in exemptions, with District Administrator Barret to follow up. Congressman Watkins relayed the development to local officials Friday night urging rapid action.
New Orleans reports Secretary Huston ordered only essential road work this year. Duncan Buie, the state highway engineer, returned from Washington with a 200000 grant to Louisiana. Allocations include Richland 40000 Ascension 40000 Pointe Coupee 40000 Rapides 60900 and Lincoln 15000 for July construction approvals.
Information from J Francis Sanitarium at noon reports four year old Alma Maxwell daughter of Mrs W I Maxwell of Brookhaven Mississippi remains alive with a chance of recovery after a severe burn injuries occurred at her uncle F T Smiths home. Fire started when her clothing caught and she ran for help while her mother fainted.
Department of Justice plans to register a group described asunnaturalized Germans in a controversial policy move. The effort targets individuals based on their nationality and residency status as part of wartime security measures.
The Justice Department will begin nationwide registration of all naturalized and un naturalized Germans over 14 years old in the continental United States. Police, federal marshals, post authorities, and agents will collect detailed personal data, photographs, and fingerprints, with certificates issued after fact verification. Violations carry internment. the process runs under district registration officers with help from postmasters and police.
Louisiana fair officials meet in Baton Rouge to fix tentative 1918 Monroe fair dates. G T Cross and Harry D Wilson attend as plans outline a four day non free fair with racing added and admission 25 cents adults 10 cents children. 1919 premium list to be published by April 1.
John Lord O'Brien will lead a special staff of lawyers with the justice department officers nationwide to supervise a German registration. Officials emphasize courteous treatment to registrants. The process will involve heavy clerical work in Chicago New York Cincinnati St Louis Milwaukee and other German-populated cities with police departments conducting the registration under federal supervision.
A list of delinquents who failed to file the required questionnaire is furnished by the local registration board. Police Inspector Heap will locate them or report back with information within five days. The majority named are colored, including Joseph Johnson, Early Dew, Dick Palmer, David Hass, Houston Hill, Walter Pyar, and others.
An organization described as Anglo American is accused of aiming to incite revolutions in Germany. The report notes alleged plans and identifies involved parties, with authorities investigating the matter and warning of potential political interference.
Berlin dispatches report an alleged American plot to spark revolutions in central empires. The plan purportedly centers on Senator Stone and leaders Pur Reading and Viscount Worthcliffe with branches in neutral capitals around Germany and sabotage at German munition plants.
Reports from Richardson's Landing about 50 miles above Memphis on the Mississippi indicate last night and today’s low temperatures have tightened the gorge and nearly halted passage of heavy ice southward. A small flow of lighter ice is moving through the local harbor but does not threaten vessels sheltered in Wolf River and the canal on the Tennessee side. The gorge at Osceola Arkansas, 60 miles north, remains secure.
Senator Knute Nelson of Minnesota marked his seventy fifth birthday today in Washington. He is a native of Norway and the first of that nation to serve in the United States Senate, receiving hearty congratulations from senate colleagues.
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