Mutiny Rumors Hit Austrian Hungarian Armies
Reports from Paris dated June 28 describe growing revolutionary sentiment in Austria and Hungary with large scale unrest in the military. Mutinies reportedly involved thousands and executions followed while French forces report operations southwest of Amiens and gains along the Avre and Senswood fronts. Prisoners exceed one hundred as battles continue on the Marne and Ourcq rivers.
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Ris
Gar
Gyor
Peesary
Austria
Hungary
Amiens
Senscat Wood
Marne
Oureq
British Patrols Active Near Gommecourt
British patrols in the western sector near Gommecourt engaged with German forces at noon on June 28. The British inflicted casualties on the opposing troops as activity intensified in the area.
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Gommecourt
Ans
Crude Allied Trenches Bed Becomes Troop Comfort
In trenches near ce on June 28 soldiers improvise beds six by two and a half feet with wire netting and available joists. Frames built from whatever material exists provide limited support while waterproof sheets and a blanket serve as bedding. Officers in dugouts also endure spartan sleep spaces, while men on leave struggle to sleep on sheets after nights in wet trenches.
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Aris
Estelle Vogh Case Sees Detention Orders Issued
Judge Dawkins on June 1 issued detention orders placing Estelle Vogh and another teen in custody of a probation officer. The older girl’s status remains under review as the case proceeds with a continued hearing. The Stringland case was resolved with a 4 year old placed with a relative in Clark. the mother previously living on Jefferson Street is said to have moved to Ouachita Avenue.
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Estelle Vogh
Edig Stringland
Stringer
Dawkins
Bastrop
the _ Stringland
Ringer Child
Gore
Clarks
J. W. High
Ex Czar Nicholas Reported Killed in Quarrel
Ukraine newspaper reports quoted in German wireless bulletins say former Czar Nicholas was killed by a Russian red guard in a personal quarrel. The dispatch adds no confirmation from Russian sources and notes the claim comes from abroad.
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Washington
Ukraine
Nicholas
Russian Emperor Assassinated by Telegram Report
A court martial in Darmstadt received a telegram via Berne claiming Nicholas Romanoff former Russian emperor was assassinated. The killing occurred between Ekaterinburg and Perm, with the report dated in late June.
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Paris
Darmstadt
Germany
Nicholas Romanoff
Berne
Ekaterinburg
Perm
Murder Report Ties Russian Emperor to Train Departure
The Wet Bureau reports from Russian sources that the former Russian emperor was killed on a train leaving Yekaterinburg after its capture by Czech Slovak forces. The Wolff Bureau corroborates that Alexis, former crown prince, died two weeks ago after a long illness.
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Amsterdam
Wet Bureau
New's
Yekaterinburg
Wolff Bureau
Alexis
Record Potato Crop Grows in England to Relieve Shortage
London reports England plants about 900000 acres of potatoes this year as part of a government effort to ease food shortages. Officials note a 25 percent increase in 1918 compared with 1917 with data from farmers growing one acre or more. Allotments and cottage gardens are excluded from the census.
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London
England
Ministry of Food
Great Britain
Rustonians Visit Monroe for Natatorium Swim
A group from Ruston including Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Martin Mr. and Mrs. T. Keller Miss Katie Thurman Miss Gladys Hancock Mr. W. T. Horner Miss Mary Lane Miss Evelyn Keller and Miss Pat Lane motored to Monroe Tuesday evening for a swim at the Natatorium.
Draftees Depart in High Spirit for Training Camp
About 50 white registrants from Monroe joined hundreds of others on a special train at 10:30 p.m. for Camp Pike Arkansas. Forty eight were sent to fill Ouachita parish quota. two others go to different boards. Leaders included Charles Edward Snabel and assistants Orbin C. Coats Max Brooks John Alfred Haynes Jesse Lee Brown Percy Edward Walker and Frank Louis Guerriero. Local Red Cross volunteers provided sodas and smokes.
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Monroe
Camp Pike
Ark
Ouachita
C. E. Woodham
St. Louis
C. E. Hooper
Baton Rouge
Charles Edward Snabel
Orbin C. Coats
Max Brooks
John Alfred Haynes
Jesse Lee Brown
Percy Edward Walker
Frank Louis Guerriero
Red Cross
Court House
W. B. Clarke
W. F. Millsaps
C. P. Gray
Exell L. Coon
Williard Weldon Chapman
Theo
Birchet Rollison
Chas. C. Waldroup
Clarence Marks
Willie Dallas Wilder
Hubert Huddleston Parker
Duncan Grisham, Jr
Alfred Asa Monk
Claude Brown
Leo Patrick Bayles
Edward Snabel
Chas
Percy Goodson
Albert Spell
Jesse ‘Lee Johnson
Francis Blazier
Sidney Fletcher Nettles
Robert Davis
Charlie Concelli
Wiley Bozie Bynum
Simeon Huey Armstrong
Leon Hamilton Pooser
William Irvin Nelson
Jesse Hare
Alma Williams
Devil Edward Britt
Roy C. Boling
Morris Able Joiner
Henry Halstead
Elmo Hale
Asa Stokeley Morgan
Fagan Steele
Willie Eugene Allred
Robi. Gaines Taylor
Chas. Boamer
France air raid toll rises with many dead and injured
Paris reports eleven killed and fourteen wounded after a German air raid over the city district last night. The article lists numerous individuals among the casualties and notes wartime casualties as French authorities assess the attack.
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Paris
Local Boys Pass Naval Academy Examinations
Beverly Carter and Hilton Good, former local students now in European service, passed the Naval Academy entrance exams. They arrived in New York on Wednesday and will enter Annapolis this week. Friends here congratulate these two on their achievement.
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Beverly Carter
Hilton Goodwin
U. S. Navy
Naval Academy At
Annapolis
New York
Casualty Lists Update From American Army and Marine Corps
Washington reports today 56 American army casualties by status eight killed in action four died of wounds three died of disease twenty two severely wounded two wounded undetermined and one taken prisoner. A marine corps list adds 50 names with seventeen killed in action seven died of wounds and twenty six wounded severely.
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Washington
Marine Corps
Typhoid Rumors Sweep German Troops in France
The Echo Belge reports rumors of a typhoid outbreak among German soldiers in Northern France. Several units are said to be heavily affected with many personnel stricken.
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Ant
Re Ti
Paris
Amsterdam
Echo Belge
France
Kerensky Named Man of the Hour in Russia Report
London reports unconfirmed dispatches that Bolshevik rule in Moscow fell to General Kornilov with German aid. Grand Duke Nicholas allegedly proclaimed emperor while Lenin and Trotsky fled. A Berlin telegram cited Kerensky as the likely future leader of Russia.
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London
Moscow
Copenhagen
Exchange Telegraph Company
Korniloff
Nicholas
Nikolai Lenine
Leon Trotsky
Murman Coast
Berlin
Tages Zeitung
Petrograd
Kerensky
Russia
German foreign secretary Von Kuhlmann resigns in Zurich dispatch
Paris dispatch reports Dr Von Kuhlmann offered resignation as German foreign secretary on Wednesday. The Zurich sourced dispatch says the emperor is expected to accept the resignation.
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Paris
von Kuhlmann
Zurich
War Savings Drive Progress In Ouachita Parish
Noon figures show about 265000 pledged with 80000 more needed to hit the 346155 parish quota. Round up meetings for whites and blacks planned this afternoon and tonight at City School auditorium and Opera House with Capt Herbert Smith and S A Trufant among speakers.
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Captain Smith
Mr. Trufant
Ward 6
C. & Hester
Calhoun
Rolf
Baton Rouge
J. A Smith
P. C. Willis
J. H. Trousdale
Co. A Smith
H. D. Apgar
H. F
Ouachita
Herbert Smith
S. A. Trufant
New Orleans
Red Cross
Liberty Loan
Opera House
H. H. Russell, Jr
Allan Scholars
Penrose
Trufant
Three German Women Register in Ouachita Parish
The wartime registration period for unnaturualized German women closed with three enrolled in Ouachita parish. Police Inspector R B Heap recorded the names, which are withheld. No German woman registered with Postmaster Bryant. one potential registrant, Mrs Weiber of Rilla, seeks to prove her husband’s father naturalized before 21 to avoid registration.
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Ouachita Parish
R. BE. Heap
Bryant
Weiber
Rilla
Three Leave for Y M C A Meeting
B Morton of this city Charles Titche who lives here but whose business is in Rayville and Dr Pat terson of Bastrop left this morning for San Antonio Texas to attend the big Y M C A conference for the southern military department Monroe named five men to represent the place on a committee to meet in San Antonio with a view to perfecting plans to present the needs of the American expeditionary forces.
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B. Morton
Charles Titche
Rayville
Dr. Patterson
Bastrop
San Antonio
Tex
Big Y. M. C
Southern Military Department
Morton
Monroe
Southern Department
Airship plans for July 4 clash with local delays
Telegrams reveal efforts to bring airships and aircraft to Monroe for Independence Day. Delays include pending band, headquarters confirmations, and notices from Camp Beauregard. Meanwhile indictments emerge in two murder cases tied to incidents in Girard and Manghem.
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Jones
A. S. Kuln
114Th Engineers
Kuhn
Camp Beauregard
Von Hertling to Attend Important Parley at German Army HQ
Copenhagen June 28 German Chancellor Count von Hertling will visit German army headquarters for a major conference, according to the Berlin Vossische Zeitung. The encounter marks a key diplomatic moment as Berlin seeks strategic alignment.
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Copenhagen
Count von Hertling
Plan to Defer Senate Vote on Suffrage Resolution
Washington June 28. Senate suffrage leaders decided on an indefinite postponement of a vote after yesterday's blockage. The move delays action on the woman suffrage measure and extends the debate without a firm timeline.
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Senate
Washington
Films of Merchant Vessel Sinking Shown to Germans
A documentary depicting the sinking of a merchant vessel was produced and later screened for German audiences. The film provides a wartime account aimed at informing civilians about maritime losses and naval hazards encountered at sea.
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Vesseer
Dangers Of Sea New Sub Fleet Additions Describe U Boat Capture Of Norwegian Steamer
Correspondent reports on German supersubmarines moving picture crews at sea and using the Norwegian steamer Norefos as a tow vessel for weeks. The U boat kept in wireless touch, cruised for days, and relied on peanuts for fuel before returning to its mother ship.
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Christiania
Norway
Associated Press
Norefos
Atlantic
Canary Islands
Noreros
Undersas
Massey Only One of Four Indicted in District Case
A Rayville dispatch notes that 8 J Massey of Vicksburg is the sole Massey named among four indicted individuals in the district matter.
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Massey
Rayville
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