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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1917
Page
4
Iota News notes a busy day with calls to the business office and editorial room. The snippet lists the matter as a routine internal communication across departments.
A public appeal urges nationwide unity to back the United States Government and Liberty Bonds. It condemns withholding support and calls for placing loyal Americans in positions of trust, promising to publish the names of Liberty Bond subscribers.
The speech proclaims the first battle won as Americans over subscribe the Liberty Loan. It asserts the nation’s resolve to support the government with funds and to confront Kaiser Bill, noting ten million men and the broad public response including women and men.
Citizens from coast to coast and Canada have subscribed nearly 3 billion dollars to the first war loan. Billions more will be loaned as needed, with emphasis on moderate earners. The goal is personal stake by many individuals, including those who send loved ones and money to support government principles and answer to Bill's charges.
A wartime editorial urges all citizens to oppose German aggression and uphold democracy. It frames the conflict as a battle of Right versus Might, calling for unity, faith in God, and sacrifice to defend liberty, humanity, and Christian principles worldwide. It warns that slackers and deserters weaken nations at war.
After war, many Sleekers drift from faith and church attendance shrinks. The speaker urges revival to restore devotion to God and return to fundamental principles of right and justice, with America leading to nobler standards and purer ideals.
A New Orleans Times-Picayune summary notes Maryland penitentiary inmates contributed $2150 to the Liberty Loan, including a convict with $278 and a West Virginia train robber. The piece contrasts disciplined prisoners with draft dodgers, urging national resolve as Congress and the President back a broad war effort.
A historical timeline notes Napoleon joining the army on the Vistula in 1812 and Britain celebrating Napoleon’s defeat in 1816. It covers Hayti expelling French residents in 1831, Sweden’s Gustav V birth in 1858, Austria declaring war on Prussia in 1866, floods in 1910, Pershing and Trevino actions in 1913‑1916, and various wartime reports. It ends with Sir William Crookes’s 85th birthday approaching in 1908, highlighting his scientific contributions and honors.
A public notice lists Sam Bernard born June 16 1863 in Birmingham England as turning 54. It includes other notable figures such as Arthur Meighen Cornelius Van de Ven Gustav V Chrystal Herne Jesse Benedict Carter Joseph Swain Kitty Loftus Oscar Fitzalen Long and Newman Erb with ages ranging from 34 to 67.
A Richmond Kentucky reader F H Tressey proclaims Chamberlain's Tablets a wonder noting they never sold anything that beat them and recommends them for indigestion or constipation with a trial suggestion.
A wartime exhortation arguing that mothers must support sons going to war to defend liberty. It asserts that historic leaders and soldiers were raised to face danger and that America’s freedom hinges on collective courage. The piece urges pride, duty, and national unity over fear.
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