Retail Fragments Show Mixed Prices and Odd Phrases
The unreadable OCR fragment hints at price items like 8.5 and 4.50 with hat and shirts. Unclear due to garbling but references thrift items and possible clothing sales.
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13 Jun 1918
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Monroe News Star in Monroe, Louisiana
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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1918
Page
1
Germans Driven Back as Allied Forces Halt Matz River Advance
Reports from the front describe German forces across the Matz River being checked on a broad front west of the Oise. French counterattacks near Soissons and in the Chateau Thierry sector slow the German push, with American lines near the Marne holding firm and suffering heavy losses in places.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Matz
Oise
Neyon
Compeigne
Eld
Soissons
French Strike Heavy Blow on German Advance
Paris reports French troops halted the German westward push on the eastern wing. The war office says French forces repelled the enemy along the Matz north bank and engaged near Aisne through Villers-Cotterts forest. Americans repelled a German assault between Bouresches and Belleau Wood on the Marne, inflicting heavy losses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
He War Office
Matz
Aisne
Villers-Cotterts Forest
Wabersine
Curry
Secor
Successful Day For Allies
London reports a day of success for the allies with French forces launching a counterattack between Mery and Anheuil and driving the enemy back. Details from the front describe gains in the area of action as soldiers advance against opposition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Wireels Service
Mery
Anheuil
British Forces Advance on Flanders Front and Arras Raid
British troops advanced their lines a short distance on the Flanders front southwest of Morris and improved positions near Ridge Wood with prisoners taken. A daylight raid southeast of Arras succeeded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Flanders Front
Morris
War Office
Ridge Wood
Arras
Americans Raid German Trenches. Three Germans Killed
Washington reports a continuation of Pershing's communiqué describing a Sunday raid on German trenches by an American patrol. Three Germans were killed and the American force returned without a casualty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Pershing
Army casualty list totals 1888 names with Mississippi ties
Washington June 13 report lists 1888 American Army casualties by category. Killed in action 19, died of wounds 9, other causes 53, airplane accident 1, disease 4, severely wounded 137, wounded degree undetermined 11, missing in action 4. Seven officers included among the totals. Severely wounded include Mississippi privates Henry Howell Lucedale Tommie Osborne Mantee and William Yawn Three Rivers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Henry Howell
Lucedale
Tommie Osborne
Mantee
William Yawn
Three Rivers
Belated Mutiny Story On German Warships Revealed
London dispatch reports seven thousand German sailors on Kiel mutiny in October last planning to bombard Wilhelmshaven and sail to England under a white flag. The revolt grew from harsh treatment and bad rations. After betrayals and arrests, 400 sailors were punished and calm returned amid ongoing discontent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Associated Press
Kiel
Willlemshaven
England
Germany
Wilhelmshaven
Germans to Withdraw Russian Troops for West Front
London June 13 Germany plans to move most of its troops now in Russia to the western front a Petrograd Novaia Zhizn report cited by the Daily News Stockholm correspondent states this WWI era move signals a strategic shift and concentration of forces on the western front.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Matz
Reuier
Germany
Russia
Petrograd
Novaia Zhizn
Daily News
Stockholm
Parish Ward Chairs Map War Savings Campaign in Ouachita
Ouachita parish ward chairmen met at the Ouachita National Bank building to outline the war savings campaign. Quotas were set for each ward, pledges explained, and tax payer lists distributed. Meetings scheduled through the 28th with West Side chairmen urged to hold sessions Tuesday night. Monroe representatives to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ouachita Parish
W. 8
S. S
Ouachita
Morton
West Side
Monroe
Ten Year Old Girl Killed in Accidental Shooting
Bonnie L. Reed, 10, was accidentally shot and killed as Joe C. Swallows handled a firearm. Police investigated the incident with local authorities assisting.
Tragic accidental shooting ends Bonnie Reed life
Bonnie Reed a ten year old girl and daughter of J T Reed died after a gun fired by Joe C Swallows at about 1 am. The shooting occurred as the girl stood at a back kitchen door during an attempted intruder alarm. Swallows expressed grief and said the incident was accidental.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bonnie JL. Reed
Joe C. Swallows
Swallows
J. T. Reed
Sixth
Olive Streets
Chese and Colens Drug Store
Olive
Reed
Bonnie Reed
News-Star
Willie Maud Byers
Joe
Bac
Roper
J. L. Adams
C. P. Gray
Gray
Monroe Chamber Opposes Bill Requiring Two-Men Street Car Crews
Local business groups the Monroe Chamber of Commerce and the Rotary Club telegrammed Representatives Webb Pipes and Brown urging defeat of a bill to require two men to operate street cars. They warn that two-man crews are prohibitive and would halt Monroe’s car service, while one-man operation suffices locally.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamber of Commerce
Webb and
Pipes
Ouachita
Brown
Monroe Chamber of Commerce
Monroe
Rotary Club
D. A. Haas
Webb, Pipes and Brown
Labor Federation Urges Wilson to Seize Telegraph Firms
The American Federation of Labor adopted a resolution urging President Wilson to take over the Western Union and Postal telegraph companies amid potential union telegraphers strikes. The document includes a signed statement from L J Rovenkailman defending his actions, apologizing for misunderstandings, and detailing his loyalty and donations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Labor Federation
St. Paul, Minn
Wilson
Western Union and Postal
War Savings drive mobilizes local volunteers and cars
War Council and parish committees appoint officers and ward representatives for the campaign. Alex Kuhn chairs the Ouachita auto committee with five cars and ten speakers needed to cover the hill section, departing 5 p m Tuesday for door-to-door canvassing with coordinators to be notified promptly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. Morton
R. L. Prophit, Jr
Laura Luzenberg
War Council
W. M. Ruffin
Sara Kaplan
T. O. Brown
J. A. Smith
Travis Oliver
Abe Arent
P. M. Adkins
Chas
W. Phillips
Henry Hamilton
R. B. Frizzell
G. T. Cross
T. J. Shelton
C. D. Oakley
C. M. Meadows, Jr
C. A. Smith
H. H. Russell
Transportation
Alex Kuhn
Grayson Guthrie
H. L. Moore
J. W. Standley
Charles
Phil Smith
Monroe
West Monroe
War Savings Drive Committees
Ouachita Parish
Harry H. Russell
Kuhn
Russell
Store ordered closed for ten days over food rules breach
L J Bovenkalman, owner of a Claiborne road store near West Monroe, ordered to close June 14 to 23 1918 for violating U S Food Administration regulations by selling flour with insufficient substitute. He agreed to donate 100 to the Red Cross as sign of good faith after pleading guilty. Notice posted by District Food Administrator F G Hudson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monroe
West Monroe
Ouachita Parish
Food Administration
West Baton Rouge Parish
East Baton Rouge Parish
Louisiana
France
Germany
United States
Fred G. Hudson
L. J. Bovenkalman
Claiborne Road
Bovenkalman
Judson
Red Cross
Hovenkalman
Hudson
U.S. Food Administration
Allies Surpass Germans in Gas Warfare, Senate Hearing
Washington June 13 The Allies now excel the Germans in gas warfare Carl Alsberg head of the Bureau of Chemistry told the Senate Agriculture Committee. The Allies not only have more gas at their disposal and apply it more effectively but also possess more improved gas masks for defense.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Carl Alsberg
Bureau of Chemistry
Senate Agriculture Committee
Dr Alexander Lambert Elected AMA President
Dr Alexander Lambert of New York was elected president of the American Medical Association in Chicago on June 1. He heads the national medical body and succeeds the prior leader, bringing his experience to the role.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alexander Lambert
Chicago
New York
American Medical Association
Member of Commons Commands Zeebrugge Barrage Vessel
London June 12. One member of the House of Commons took part in the Zeebrugge expedition. Commander Hamilton Benn, MP for Greenwich, led a motor launch in the smoke barrage operation. His vessel's bow was stove in but he escaped uninjured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
House of Commons
Zeebrugee
Hamilton Benn
Grenwich
Mexic Press Protest Claims Free Speech Rights
Protesters accuse press groups of censorship and support Begum, urging government protection for media independence and press freedom amid ongoing tensions.
Pro Ally Leader Gone From Mexico Amid Deportation Sweep
Pro government crackdown targets editors and foreign correspondents deemed pernicious. Editors Alfonso Barrera Peniche Manuel Bauch Alcalde and Hugo Sol face arrest while Redenesion El Himbre Libre and other papers are under scrutiny for alleged false news and anti government activity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico City
Correspondenes
Associated Press
Redenesion
Luis Cabelleroa
Tamaulipas
Monterey
Tampico
Alfonso Barrera Peniche
Manuel Bauch Alcalde
el Himbre Libre
Hugo Sol
Trans-Caucasia and Turkey Sign Peace Treaty
Amsterdam reports a peace treaty has been signed between Turkey and the Trans-Caucasian government. The accord, confirmed by a Constantinople dispatch, marks a diplomatic agreement ending hostilities between the parties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trans-Caucasia
Turkey
Amsterdam
Constantinople
Also Mentioned on This Page
Ans
Lief
Trac
Ted
Matz River
Rheinland
Grosser Kurfust
Elsass
Bonnie L. Reed
Telegraph Companies
Tele
American Federation of Labor
Rovenkilman
Department of Justice
W. S. S. Organization
LJ. Bovenkalman
Zeebrugge
Pelix Palavicini
Mexico
J. S. Por
Toils
Emillio Ruz Qu’ Jano
Howard Hickman
Enid Markey
Inces
Ce Gardner
Sullivan Mirvinav
Viwillat
Alice Brady
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