06 Jun 1918
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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1918
Page
1
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Paris reports German crossing of the Oise at Sampigny was checked by French forces. North of the Aisne the French improved positions near Hauterive as heavy artillery battled Veuilly-la-Perrie where American troops are active.
The War Department asked Congress for 16 million dollars to establish 19 balloon and seaplane stations to guard against submarines and air attacks. The plan calls for 13 Atlantic coast stations and 3 on the Gulf coast with mobile fortifications to move guns along railroads as needed.
London reports German night assault east of Amiens in the Morlan area was repulsed by British forces. The British War Office stated the attempt failed and no gains were made.
City records show J Moore and his wife were arrested yesterday on a state law charge of disloyal talk. J Moore waived examination. bond fixed at 3300 by Judge Chulze, with G Weaks signing for Moore and the wife released on crown recognizance.
American patrols in France report extraordinary heavy railway movements from northeast to westward behind the enemy lines northwest of Toul. The report is dated July 6 and transmitted by the Associated Press.
London reports the battle line from Noyon to Rheims largely static with German forces checked and suffering heavy losses. French experts expect a new German attempt to converge on Paris, favoring their pattern of pushing a strong attack in one sector before swinging to another.
The report will largely settle business problems from the church merger. It highlights consolidation of several Norwegian schools and colleges as an important matter to be addressed.
Chas. W. Phillips of the Ouachita Parish Police Jury received a telegram from P. H. Saunders urging a proclamation for June 28 as National War Savings Day. Saunders asks all citizens to work for the war-savings drive and to follow government instructions. The parish committee to direct the drive is being formed.
Four people were arrested about 11 PM in a raid on an alleged immoral house off Lee avenue below the Grayling spur. Laura Lee Miller and Ray McKenry, women and two men A. D. Hearne and Cornelius Horton face city court today at 3 PM on charges related to prostitution or assignation.
The Norwegian Lutheran Church of America, formed in Minneapolis last year from several branches, held its inaugural convention in Fargo North Dakota. Delegates from 2900 congregations across the United States and Canada attended as sessions span an entire week.
Washington reports the current American army casualty list with 34 names. The tally covers Killed in action seven, died of wounds three, died of accident three, died of disease four, wounded severely twelve, wounded undetermined one, wounded slightly three, and missing in action one. Two officers are among the names.
An Atlantic port dispatch reports steamers from South Atlantic ports arriving with no alarming submarine news. Navy sources say efforts to locate raiding submarines continue. Passengers note destroyers submarine chasers and air scouts frequently seen in the area.
Registration of youths in Ouachita Parish falls below estimate as enrollments come in under projections.
In Ouachita Parish, 185 youths registered for military service yesterday, 107 colored and 78 white, far below the 10 percent target of the 1917 June 5 registration. The article notes factors lowering turnout, warns penalties for nonregistration, and details classification and future registration plans.
Report notes borers aim to defer classification by marrying, while most registrants present yesterday claimed employment status.
In Henryetta Oklahoma on June 6 fears of a Native American and Black uprising at the Old Hickory stamping were quelled when the Tenryetta company of home guards returned with word that malcontents would disperse. Dissatisfaction over the army draft was cited as a cause. Reports of three white farmers killed could not be confirmed. In Arkansas Levi Goodwin, an alleged resister, was killed at Oxley after a confrontation with officers. His brother Eli Goodwin, Pat Goodwin, and Wesley Prassmore were arrested and jailed at Marshall.
An American machine gun battalion accounted for about 1000 Germans while defending a bridge at Chateau-Thierry during recent fighting. The unit reported one man killed and a few wounded in France on Wednesday.
Paris reports from Havas Agency say the battle situation is frankly satisfactory. The enemy appears to have paused attacks along the front between Khelins and the Oise and may have renounced a battlefield decision chosen by commanders on May 27.
A 1904-era sentiment shows German youth rejecting wartime fervor and the call to arms, viewing aggressive mobilization as a thing of the past. The piece contrasts youthful skepticism with national military excitement, reflecting broader cultural shifts.
Berlin reports warn that scholastic standards in public schools have fallen as youths endure war diets and under nutrition. Delinquency rises with violent crime among youths more than tripling since 1914, casting dark shadows on wartime unity and urging renewed disciplinary efforts to restore order.
Reports from Rome stir speculation that the Prince of Wales may wed Princess Yolanda, eldest daughter of Italian majesties, who has just turned eighteen, following the royal visit.
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