05 Jul 1918
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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 05, 1918
Page
1
German counter attack east of Hamel on the Amiens front was repulsed by British forces. over 1,300 prisoners were captured in the Somme operation, with 100 machine guns and trench motors also seized as the battle ended.
By Associated Press report the Fourth of July saw American forces in France occupying sectors from the Woevre to the Swiss border. Artillery and air services were less busy due to cloudy weather and low visibility, slowing operations.
Paris reports indicate French patrols were active last night in sectors from Picardy to Lorraine. Prisoners were taken by raiding detachments, according to an official today.
With American forces on the Marne July 5 the Associated Press reports two German airplanes brought down in flames by American aviators this morning.
Twenty two Ouachita Registrants who married since May 18 1917 were previously deferred but have now been moved into Class 1 by local board order under re classification rules.
Rome reports the death of Cardinal Sebastian Martinelli prefect of the Sacred Congregation of Rites and former papal delegate to the United States. He died in Rome on July 5.
The Ouachita Natural Gas & Oil Co invited Monroe and West Monroe customers to celebrate one year of gas service. The firm urged users to switch to gas to aid wartime fuel needs and reduce coal use, inviting feedback via phone 151. Office next to Wells Fargo Express Co. ER. N. Florsheim, Mer.
Washington reports a two name casualty list for July 5 noting Lieutenant Leonidas H. K. Faulk of Monroe as missing in action. Earlier family reports suggested he was severely wounded and possibly captured, but no definite fate or whereabouts have been learned locally.
Premier Botha reports serious unrest across the Union of South Africa and says police and military measures are being taken to prevent violence. He warns prompt action was necessary to avoid grave disturbance and possible loss of life.
A and L M, Arkansas and Louisiana Midland railway, returns to private status from government control after a New Orleans trip by GM L Ferguson. The line gains rate and routing protections and hopes for gasfield growth near Monroe. Tremont and Gulf also released. pay equity for workers under review.
A cablegram to the New Orleans Cotton Exchange reports that no member will trade with Britain’s present enemies for ten years after peace. The Liverpool Exchange adopted a resolution to that effect.
President Wilson told Congress he desires a resolution granting him power to take over the nation's telegraph and telephone lines before Congress adjourns for recess. The request emphasizes speed in securing control of critical communications infrastructure.
The government at Washington and allied governments have sent a note to Holland to contest Dutch press claims that concessions regarding transit over the Limburg railroad are being considered. The protest emphasizes that no such changes are planned.
In a leading Vorwarts article from Berlin the socialist daily argues the German people seek a speedy peace with honor and that reasonable concessions from the other side would inevitably bring settlement.
Louis Redmond a black man died from injuries after a brick struck his head during a Fourth of July affray at Fairbanks. Jim Ramage, a Black man, was arrested and charged with manslaughter. deputies Coveredale and Roper investigated after Redmond was transported to St Francis sanitarium.
Five vessels took water as part of a week of hulls launched, bringing the total for the period to five ships in one day and eighty seven launched that week.
Philadelphia July 5 The Emergency Fleet Corporation reports 95 ships launched in the week ending early July with 45 percent wooden and 55 percent steel construction and a total deadweight tonnage of about 475 000.
The Arkansas constitutional convention voted to include in the new constitution a clause giving women all civil and political rights, including suffrage and jury service, announced in Little Rock on July 5.
A historically referenced list notes 93 executions witnessed at Camp Dodge in Iowa during wartime. Authorities documented the division and selectmen involved in overseeing the executions within the military facility.
Three black soldiers, draftees from Alabama, were convicted by court martial of raping a 17-year-old white girl on the Cantonment Grounds on May 24. They were hanged at Camp Dodge while the division they served with watched.
July 4 celebrations thrived in Ouachita Parish with multiple gatherings. A court house square event drew a sizable crowd as Mrs. J. C. Sadler led a planning committee. M C Thompson of Monroe and Harry Camble of Baton Rouge addressed attendees on American independence and global liberty.
From Stockholm on July 3 a Finnish declaration of war against the Entente nations was anticipated at editorial offices, with timing stated as imminent.
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