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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 1916
Page
1
By Associated Press London July 1 after intense bombardment with every caliber firing daily the British at sea morning launched a renewed assault in strategic operations across the front.
Dispatches report British and French forces advancing along a twenty mile front with significant territorial gains. German trenches and positions near Morcourt and Thiamont appear captured or threatened as Allied pressure widens, with surrounding operations aiming to isolate German defenses and push toward Picardy.
He served as Chief Engineer of United States Volunteers with campaigns in the Philippines Porto Rico and Cuba noted for his engineering feats and proven record aboard those campaigns.
Edmonton reports prohibition now in effect across Alberta. Last night the last liquor sale ended as John Barleycorn was driven from the camp. Manitoba and Saskatchewan have moved to dry status, with BC planning July 1 next year and a December vote promised in Saskatchewan.
Colonel John Biddle assumes duties as superintendent of the United States Military Academy at West Point New York succeeding Colonel Clarence P Townsley. Biddle, a Detroit native and 1881 West Point graduate, is hailed as one of the ablest officers in the Engineer Corps and takes command amid standard transfer formalities following the Spanish American War context.
Win i New York reports President Neon in a speech to the New York Press Club pledges peace with Mexico unless no alternative exists. He notes he will sacrifice personal politics to support the people and their border policy. The audience and prominent figures, including Los iridge Colby and Ralph Pulitzer, applaud as he praises Wilson and remarks on party alignment and leadership.
Reports from outlying districts indicate the Yaqui Indians are active in the area with renewed hostilities. Authorities warn residents to remain cautious as tensions rise and patrols are stepped up along border zones.
Report from Gueymas Sonora July 1 says Yaqui Indians renew activity as Mexican forces under General Dieguez struggle to suppress them. Despite mobilizing about eleven thousand troops, poor equipment and lack of discipline impede a successful campaign. The Yaquis, estimated at ten thousand, fight in bands raiding ranches and villages, aided by spies, and resembling Apache tactics. Continuous threats challenge authorities during harvest and shortages.
A dated chronology recounts attacks on Americans and property in Mexico during Taft’s administration from 1910 to 1913. It lists rioting in Mexico City Guadalajara and Ciudad Porfirio Diaz, consulate damage, border mobilizations, battles near Agua Prieta and Juarez, and government responses, including Knox notes and nonintervention rhetoric. It notes casualties including Americans killed or wounded and mass movements of troops and refugees.
The Progressive Oil and Gas Co. reached 294 feet depth yesterday and prepare to set their ten inch casing. Boring began on the 28th.
Mexican commanders relocate near the American lines as tensions intensify along the border. Reports indicate ongoing patrols and shifting positions amid uncertain frontline dynamics overnight.
Early reports from Gen Pershing and Rio Grande commanders show Mexican forces preparing for a break with the United States but no friction yet. Washington awaits Carranza's reply to Sunday's note while Congress plans to adjourn over the Fourth. Americans claim property seized by local Mexican authorities.
Washington reports President Wilson arrived back from New York. The Mexican situation is unchanged with no new developments noted.
Washington reports President Wilson may defer action until Wednesday if Gen. Carranza’s response arrives and remains defiant. Private advices from Mexico City suggest the Mexican memorandum indicates an unfavorable reply.
Washington reports private advices from Mexico City indicate a defiant Carranza note may be prepared denying prior accusations. Officials note a strong border patrol offer could accompany US troop withdrawal, with 50 000 Carranza troops available for patrol. At El Paso a Carrizal loot handover was made, including 22 horses and gear, turned to American authorities at the international bridge.
New York June 30 The Producers' Oil Company of Houston a subsidiary of Texas leading oil properties in Texas Oklahoma and Louisiana declared a cash dividend of 6000000 or 200 percent of its capitalization The dividend will go to shareholders of the Texas company The Texas company stock is on a dividend basis of 10 percent but the company has at various times declared extra dividends in stock or cash
The will of Meld Marshal Earl Kitchener the British secretary for war who died in the sinking of the Hampshire was admitted to probate in London today. It shows an estate valued at about 850000 dollars.
Washington July 1 forecast from the Department of Agriculture estimates a cotton crop of 14 266 000 five hundred pound bales for 1916 based on June 25 conditions and preliminary acreage. Last year’s crop was 11 191 820 bales, with 16 154 920 bales in 1914. The June 25 crop condition stood at 71.1 percent of normal.
The Louisiana Senate passed the state board of affairs bill fixing September 12 as the primary date for congressional judicial and railroad commissioner races. The sheriff's anti-fee bill also cleared, with one vote against. Governor Pleasant signed the general appropriation bill and twenty special appropriations. The long roll vote on the general election bill showed party line divides.
A governor delivers approval amid strong party support as a single dissenting vote challenges the measure. The outcome confirms passage of the proposal with broad backing, reflecting legislative alignment and political dynamics impacting the decision.
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