Torpedoed American Steamer Beached and Damaged
A U S ship was torpedoed by a submarine and beached after sustaining heavy damage. Details on location and status remain scant, but the incident underscores rising naval dangers in wartime waters.
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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 06, 1918
Page
1
Peace question dominates Bolshevik factions in Russia
Reports from New York and Petrograd indicate anti peace elements gain influence as Petrograd evacuation is discussed as a war measure. Moscow congress and Lenine Trotzky leadership depend on peace treaty rejection. artillery raids continue on battle fronts amid cautious dispatches from Petrograd and Moscow. The Armenian torpedoed off the British coast adds tense war context.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boileviki
Petrograd
Moscow
Trotzky and Lenine
Weathered Italian Front Seeps Through London War Update
A British official statement reports dull weather hampering operations in Italy with only one flying day during the period. It notes three enemy aircraft destroyed, captured pilots admitting air superiority, and significant damage to airfields and machines in the past two months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Italy
Seal Patrol
Evacuation under way as Petrograd hosts flee amid turmoil
A Petrograd dated Tuesday reports evacuation has begun with three state ministers leaving and civilians fleeing. The Bolsheviks plan to seize Moscow and declare Petrograd a free port as security deteriorates. The British ship Calgarian was torpedoed off Ireland with 2 officers and 36 men dead. Irish Nationalist leader John Redmond died from heart failure after surgery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Petrograd
London
Associated Press
Calgarian
Ast
Ireland
Associated Preae
John Ff. Redmond
Wisconsin Assembly Condemns La Follette In 53 to 32 Vote
Madison March 6 The Wisconsin state assembly condemned Senator La Follette after a twenty four hour delay by a 53 to 32 vote. The action followed intense party lines and signals division within the state delegation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
Wis
Wisconsin State Assembly
la Follette
Caldwell Parish mobilizes funds to finish Monroe-Columbia road
Caldwell Parish citizens seek $20,000 in bonds from banks to complete the $45,000 Monroe-Columbia road project extending from the Ouachita Caldwell line to Columbia. A committee will approach local lenders, with $5,000 already retired, to unlock $65,000 in total for the road with state and federal aid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caldwell Parish
Monroe-Columbia Road
Monroe
Monroe-Columbia
Ouachita-Caldwell
Columbia
Ss. O. S
Chamber of Commerce
J. A. Warner
Geo. T. Martin
Parish School Board
N. M. Davis
J. C. McClanapan
C. H. McHenry
R. Downes, Jr
Abe Arant
Caldwell Road
Caldwell
C. A. Reese
State Highway Department
Camp Pike
Ark
Camp Beauregard
Lake Charles
McClahan
Davis
ISLS
Ouaentia Parish
Medleary
Vacant Lot Garden Organization Formed in City Hall
A daybreak meeting at City Hall created the vacant lot war garden group led by L. N. Larche with a 6 ward roster including Schulze, Jackson, Powell and Meadows. Signers from vacant lot owners will follow, with details of the effort to be announced tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Argar
Congress approves railroad bill on limited wartime control
The conferences on the administration railroad bill have approved an agreement limiting government control of railroads to twenty one months after peace is declared. The March 6 AP dispatch from Washington notes the agreement sets a finite period for government oversight following wartime mobilization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Washington
Cor Feres
Nothing Unusual Marks Closing of Monroe Vice District
Monroe police report the long-running vice district largely closed at 11:30 pm with most inmates leaving only by today or later. Inspector Heap said 10 to 12 percent remained, some moved to Clarksdale or stayed to run a rooming house, while others departed as the anti-vice ordinance took effect.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monroe
Gilded Sin
Heap
Clarksdale
Miss
England sells War Savings certificates after two year push
Ahead of Fugland a two year campaign ends with War Savings certificates selling at a rate of a million a day in England. The effort mobilizes citizens to fund the war through discounted bonds as authorities push savings drives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Record high weekly and monthly sales in England and U S
The week shows American sales over ten billion, with England reporting a best month at 37.6 million. Although exact figures are unavailable, the February US sales reportedly surpassed this record by a wide margin, per W S 8.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
United States
Steamer Elam Arrives for Season's First Trip to Monroe
The Carter Packet Company's steamer Elam with Captain Carter docked here last night bringing about 400 tons of cotton seed for Union Seed and Fertilizer of West Monroe. It will depart southbound today with merchandise on return. A sandbar delayed unloading yesterday but the vessel reached its unloading place by evening. This is the first river voyage from New Orleans to Monroe this season as water allows further trips. The Ouachita River water level stood at 7 feet, down seven tenths from yesterday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carter Packet Company
Elam
Carter
Union Seed and Fertilizer Company
West Monroe
Monroe
Monroe Shinsle Mill
New Orleans
Ouachita River
Handy Put In Class Of Draft In Louisiana
Beverly J. Handy of Monroe, vice president of the Monroe Grocer Company, was reclassified by the District Draft Board for the Western District of Louisiana to Class 1. Earlier local boards had placed him in Class 1 and the district board shifted him to Class 3 on a claim for deferred status on industrial grounds, a change reversed today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. B. Handy
Shreveport
Beverly J. Handy
Monroe
Monroe Grocer Company
District Draft Board
Western District
Louisiana
Mr. Handy
Flandy
District Board
Ex-French Army Private Arrested Over Multi-Million Larceny
Washington report says Frank G. Goldsall an ex private in the French army was arrested on a warant swore by Commander Vergeron of the French embassy. The charge alleges larceny of between 3.5 million and 6 million dollars from the French government via truck and automobile contracts. Authorities seek his return to France.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Prem
Washington
Vergeron
Frank G. Goldsall
France
Germans disregard peace agreement report from Krylenko
An official Soviet statement says Enciga Krylenko the Volsheviki commander in chief sent a message to German and Austrian commanders claiming they still fight despite peace. Krylenko asks if the German high command took all steps to cease hostilities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
London
Enciga Krylenko
Volsheviki
Krylenko
Publicity for Liberty Loan Drive Progress
Publicity efforts for the Liberty Loan drive continue with a broad campaign. Officials emphasize public support and mention no withholding of bond buyer names in the campaign materials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
PHD Drive
PRAN
Liberty Loan Committee Plans Publicity For Buyers
In Ouachita parish a Liberty Loan campaign meeting approved posting bank buyer lists to boost subscriptions. Ward tax lists will guide outreach while parade plans were postponed pending a council defense discussion. Attendees included Chas. W. Phillips Allan Scholars H N Thompson Flournoy L H Peevy and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ouachita Parish
Liberty
Liberty Loan
Liberty Loan Campaign Organization
Council of Defense
Chas. W. Phillips
Allan Scholars
H. N Thompson
T. E., Flournoy
L. H
Peevy
White Man Charged With Serious Crime Against Two Girls
Noah Satzin, 35, of Weet Baton Rouge parish, arrested on a charge of assault with intent to rape two girls aged 10 and 11. He was taken to Shreveport. affidavits issued by Probation Officer A. J. Gore name Louise Colvin and Ludie May Godwin. Crime alleged to have occurred on or about February 21 at a house on Oak Street, home of one girl’s mother. Grand jury expected soon. mayor involved in affidavits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Noah Satzin
Weet Baton Rouge Parish
Saizin
Sheriff's Department
Shreveport
Grand Jur
Oak Street
Apgar
A. J. Gore
West Monroe
Roper
L. B. Price Mercantile Company
West Monroe Plans New Opera Seats for Auditorium
West Monroe officials under T O Brown and Mayor N G Tippit authorize a carload of opera chairs to equip the town school auditorium. Five to six hundred seats will be installed to improve seating for entertainments and public events. The council met in a routine session and discussed installing sanitary receptacles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. O. Brown
Pariah Superintendent of Schools
N. G. Tippit
West Monroe
Sur
Special meeting to discuss ordinance enforcement plans
A note indicating that face or open closets and enforcement of the ordinance would be reviewed at a forthcoming special council meeting. It states that an ample supply of receptacles has been ordered for implementation.
Rapides Parish to Be Dry Under New Beareau Plan
New Orleans reports Dr. A W Turner of the Louisiana Anti-Saloon League says Representative Grundy Conner of Rapides will file a bill to create a forty mile dry zone around Camp Beauregard, potentially making Alexandria and Rapides bone dry. Turner also notes the Texas legislature has rejected the national prohibition amendment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
A. W Turner
Louisiana Anti-Saloon League
Shreveport
Alexandria
Grundy Cooner
Rapides
Camp Beauregard
Turner
Austin
Texas
Senate
United States Has Not Acted on Washington Policy Signals
A garbled wire service style note discusses U S actions and Japan, referencing government posture and perceived signals. The fragment implies Washington policy expectations and international responses, with unclear dates or events.
United States not assenting to Siberia action by Japan
The United States has not assented to or protested against any Japanese action in Siberia. This stance, conveyed through Great Britain, emphasizes friendly intent and the avoidance of participation while considering moral and Russia-related effects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Siberia
Japan
Great Britain
Associated Press
Washington
United States
Russia
Britain
Thrift Stamp Funds Go Toward Building War Ships
The United States Treasury receives daily funds from War Savings stamp buyers to support ship construction. So far the campaign has totaled about 420,000 tons of ship material, with ships ranging around five thousand tons each.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Treasury
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