Italian Counteroffensive Captures 45000 Prisoners at Piave
An official cable from Rome reports a major Italian counteroffensive east of the Piave driving Austrians back and leaving vast stores of war materiel behind. Italians have crossed the Piave west channel and recaptured positions while bombing detachments press the main stream as artillery and aircraft pound the enemy. In Monroe, Mayor H. D. Apgar proclaims a War Savings Stamp campaign June 21 28 urging every citizen to invest up to the limit to support the national war effort.
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Americans Gain In West Of Chateau Thierry And British Attack
General Pershing reports further improvement of American positions west of Chateau Thierry with artillery activity and repulse of an enemy raid in Vosges. In London the British launch a successful attack south of Meteren in the salient, claiming many German casualties and 50 prisoners with machine guns.
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Hans Beaten at Bligny Paris New German Attack
The Germans launched a new assault against positions around Bligny near Paris on June 24 targeting forts held by Italian troops. Heavy fighting reported with casualties as Italian forces resisted the offensive in the region.
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Paris
French Troops Repulse German Attack in Rethuil Region
Bligny last night reports say after a hard fight German forces were completely repulsed with heavy losses and prisoners taken by the Allies. French troops have repulsed a German attack in the Rethuil region.
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Italian Advance Drives Austria From Piave West Bank
A London dispatch reports Italian artillery has destroyed most Piave bridges as Austrian retreat continues. Enormous booty is claimed by Italian forces. Austrians are cleared from the Piave west bank from Montello to Adriatic, except a small Ma- section still holdout.
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Thrift Stamps Offered With Gas Service by Local Firm
Local Natural Gas & Oil Company announces customer service focus and transparent practices. Manager N. Florsheim invites customers to discuss plans to gas piping and fixtures, stressing prompt investigation of complaints and offering Thrift Stamps as change with bills. Wells Fargo Express adjacent to the office at telephone 151.
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Blaze follows explosion aboard unnamed Atlantic supply steamer
At an Atlantic port on June 24 a large supply steamer, unnamed by report, was nearly destroyed by a fire after an explosion early Saturday. The vessel, at anchor, saw all hands except two crew members escape. The blast shattered windows for miles.
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War Industries District Committee Appointed for Five Parishes
G. T. Cross of the Chamber of Commerce is named chairman of a new war industries district committee covering Ouachita Morehouse Union Lincoln and Jackson parishes with Monroe chosen as headquarters. Gus W. Thomason of Dallas confirms the district will be organized to rapidly gather detailed information on industries across the area.
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End of War Near as Italian Offensive Advances
Dispatches from Rome report confidence that the war may end this year with full Allied support for Italy in the push against Austria. Austrian retreat after the Piave rout expands as German divisions are diverted from France to aid Austria. The piece urges local industrial surveys to boost war production and quickly place war contracts.
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Order Numbers Drawn for Young Men Draft Registrants
Washington reports next Wednesday as the tentative date for drawing order numbers for men registered in the draft of James. Local boards with incomplete records await reports before finalizing the schedule. The drawing, at the Capitol, echoes the ceremony that set orders for about 10 000 registrants last year.
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Monroe Plans July 4 Celebration Details
A Monroe committee meets this afternoon to decide the citys July 4 observance. A Friday meeting appointed subcommittees and discussed holding events at the courthouse with patriotic speeches around 4 PM or at the natatorium around 6 PM with possible aquatic sports. A barbecue or basket dinner is unlikely to be part of the program.
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Sulphur Man Severely Wounded in War Casualty List
Washington reports 62 American army casualties today with 45 wounded severely. Private Nathan Lagar of Sulphur, La., is listed among the severely wounded.
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Strikers Demand End to War and Government Reform
Strikers press for an end to the war and demand a government reform plan. Austrian activists form a joint mandate outlining constitutional changes and the path to peace.
Disaffection Grows in Austria Amid General Strike
A Times dispatch via The Hague reports Vienna strikers demanding government readiness for peace with enemy powers. Munich sources claim widespread unrest in Vienna with a general strike. About 20,000 workers reportedly quit in Cologne and Mainz Rhine region due to ration reductions.
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City wide canvass supports Ouachita war bond drive
Plans for final drive in Ouachita war savings campaign target a 548000 quota, likely over subscribed by the 7th. Round-up meetings set in Monroe and parish communities, with a Friday city hall gathering at 3 p.m. and offices closing at 2 p.m. A house to house canvass organized by Abe Arent aims to count wage earners and solicit in all tomes and businesses.
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Barn Hit By Lightning Kills 2 Mules in Swartz
A Thompson County report states Columbia Richie in Swartz lost his barn and two of his mules to a Saturday morning lightning strike during a storm. Fire destroyed the barn and its contents while Mrs. H. Be Dickard is listed among the burned items.
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Questionnaires for 1918 registrants begin Tuesday
The local draft board plans to mail questionnaires to about 199 registrants who enrolled June 5 1918. Twenty five percent will be sent daily for four days. White registrants with aptitude education may be sent to Tulane by July 2 for training. Ouachita quota not advised. Three volunteers requested, more may be sent.
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Tulane University
Onachita
Germans plan to control Russian industry via Copenhagen base
Stockholm dispatch says Germany seeks to seize Russia’s metal industries, railways, banks and shipping through a neutral front. Mendelsohn, a famed German banker, directs the plan from Copenhagen, with German stakes growing in Petrograd banks and southern rail networks toward Turkestan. The effort aims to lessen risk for Germany regardless of the war’s outcome.
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See Hand of Hun in Russia See Hand of Hun in Russia
Germany plans economic control after the war progress as Russia conflict continues. The article discusses German aims in postwar economics and the strategic impact on occupied regions.
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