Britain to demand fullest indemnity from Germany
London March 6 Andrew Bonar Law stated the government will achieve the largest possible indemnity from Germany, but warned it cannot erase Britain’s enormous war debt. He urged rapid peace to avoid Bolshevik danger. Washington March 6 Raymond Robins told a Senate committee that Bolsheviks agreed in February 1918 to renew war with Germany and the United States with Allied cooperation.
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London
Andrew Bonar Law
Germany
Britain
Raymond Robins
Washington
Raymondobins
Senate
United States
Great Pritain
Moral Woman Says High School Boys Spread Contagious Diseases
Mrs A Weis president of the Alexandria Travelers’ Aid Society addressed the Alexandria Rotary Club urging action to establish a state reformatory home for fallen women. She claimed hundreds of women were detained after the closure of the red light district and at least 100 carried contagious diseases among local high school boys. She said boys' fathers owe duty to remove such women from streets and to support detention for rehabilitation with police support.
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Shreveport Times
Alexandria
A. Weis
Travelers’ Aid Socety
Mra. Wels
Reetriefed
Wustody
Wra
Wels
Atea
Rotary Club
Be Ind
Nich
Loys
Votice
Police Department
Stockett
Alleged Conspiracy in Restraint of Trade Charged
Washington March 6. About 159 officers and members of the Wholesale Saddlery Association and 20 associated harness suppliers were ordered by the Federal Trade Commission to halt certain trade practices the commission says constitute a conspiracy in restraint of trade by National Harness Manufacturers Association and its component sections in the United States.
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Trady
Washington
Hanreq
National
United States
Federal Trade Commission
Strawberries Peak In Hammond With High Prices
In Hammond Louisiana on Wednesday the strawberry season opened with fruits described as large as hen eggs and almost as high. They sold for 1.56 dollars per pint, about 15 cents an equal measure. The crop appears large and early this year.
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Hammond
Derailed Car Delays Passenger Train No 9
A derailed empty cattle car at the junction of the W P and Lenwis spur west of West Monroe delayed the departure of passenger train No 9 about two hours this morning.
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Lenwis
West Onroe
Ofassenger
Broken gas main repaired quickly in Monroe
A gas main break four and a half miles north of Monroe disrupted meals with cold dining rooms and breakfast foods in many homes. The line was damaged by fallen trees under wet, mushy ground and two feet of water after heavy rains. Service resumed by 11:20 this morning, allowing hot meals again. The weather forecast had called for a freeze, but the outage altered plans for many residents.
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Monroe
Monroe Gas Company
Italian delays in relief trigger U S warning
Washington reports the United States warns Italy to end delays in relief shipments to the newly established Jugoslovak and Czechoslovak states or face curbs on American food exports.
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Washington
Italy
Jugo-Slovac
Czecho-Slovac
French Ask Punishment for Hun Plunderers
Paris March 6 The French Senate committee report urges the government to secure punishment for all German officers and soldiers found guilty of plundering in occupied France. It asks allied powers to address German methods, recover stolen property, and speed reconstruction and economic aid for affected regions.
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Paris
Prench Wireless
Prench
France
Reynald
Senate Committee
Four Killed in Tornado at Albany Georgia
Reports from Eufala Alabama indicate the death toll from yesterday's tornado stands at four. Property damage is estimated at 100 008 000 dollars with most buildings damaged and roads washed out by fallen trees.
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Albany
Eufala
Ala
Federal Board reports progress in veteran rehabilitation program
Washington March 6 the Federal Board of Vocational Education reports satisfactory progress in re educating and placing disabled soldiers marines and sailors. The board has taken up the cases of 24 000 disabled men.
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Washington
Federal Board of Vocational Education
English heroine Margaret DeWend praised by Haig
Miss Margaret DeWend, praised by Field Marshal Haig for her coolness while aiding the injured under fire, became the first English woman to receive such recognition.
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Margaret DeWend
Field Marshal Haig
Guanting Food Shipments
Cobtenz reports increased guards on pillared ration carriers due to recent interference attempts with food shipments to American troops in unoccupied Germany.
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Cobtenz
Germany
Tanks N Loan Drive
Washington march 6 over two hundred fast American fighting tanks have been sent by the War Department to the Liberty Loan organization for use during the Victory Loan campaign no advertising features. Between twelve and twenty will be assigned to each Federal reserve district.
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Washington
War Department
Liberty Loan Organization
Federal Reserve District
Discharge 500 Men in Slidell Shipyards
Slidell Louisiana March reports more than 500 employees of the Louisiana Ship Building corporation were discharged after orders from the emergency fleet corporation to suspend work on two 200 ton steel ships. Officials say the pause stems from lack of congressional appropriations and is expected to be temporary.
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Slidell
Slidell, la
Louisiana Ship Building Corporation
Emergency Fleet Corporation
Congress
Eastern Front Alarmist Claim From Von Hindenburg Interview
Bechin March 5 Associated Press reports that Von Hindenburg warns the eastern front crisis darkens the outlook. He says the nation must rally in defense of home and family or Bolshevik attacks cannot be repelled.
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Bechin
Associated Press
von Hindenburg
Protestant denominations plan organic union council meeting
The committee on organization of the proposed council of organic union will meet tomorrow to discuss a tangible plan to amalgamate twenty five Protestant denominations in the United States.
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Yor Church Union
Philadelphia
United States
Council of Organic Union
Unemployment Reports Questioned by Federal Reserve
The Federal Reserve Board says February business reviews show conditions improving at a fairly satisfactory pace though not as fast as hoped. It cautions that public reports on labor and unemployment have been exaggerated and driven by over-anxiety.
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Washington
Businss
Federal Reserve Board
Federal Reserve Agenata
Peace Conference to Determine War Responsibility
The Peace Conference Commission is expected to finish its report tonight and present it to the Supreme Council. It fixes moral responsibility but finds no legal basis to punish the accused due to lack of precedent or an existing court.
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Paris
Peace Conference Commission
Supreme Council
Lecal
12000 Phone Workmen Threaten to Strike
San Francisco March 6. An executive committee of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers orders a strike of 9000 telephone operators and 3000 linemen across California Washington Oregon and Nevada if Postmaster General Burleson does not promptly grant wage demands. T. C. Robbins, representative of L. C. Grasser, vice president, announced the action.
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San Vancisco
California
Washington
Oregon
Nevada
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
Burleson
T. C. Robbins
L. C
District Centenary Council M. E. Church Meets Here
The Monroe District of the Methodist Episcopal Church South held a Centenary meeting at First Methodist Church. Nineteen preachers and twenty laymen attended as plans for the centenary were explained.
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District Centenary Council
M. E. Church
Monroe
Methodist Episcopal Church
South
First Methodist Church
No Ib. Foyner
Conference
Kingdom of God
God
D. A. E. Clement
Fifth Episcopal District
Ileyman
Thoughtful Printer Misspells Bishop Note
The bishop laments a blank expressionless face while a printer renders it as a misspelled phrase. The episode highlights a humorous misreading turning a solemn remark into a garbled image.
Water and Rail Rates Combined in Inland Waterways
Washington March 6 the Interstate Commerce Commission allows the inland waterways division of the Railroad Administration to take commodity rates on blackstrap molasses in carloads and to combine water and rail rates and to bag[e] upon value of property transported. This first order enabling water route cooperation under government control applies only to the Mississippi River region.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Inland Waterways Division
The
Railroad Administration
Mississippi Warrior River
Saloon reopen prospects in Alexandria postwar doubt
In Alexandria rumors say saloons may reopen as Camp Beauregard nears abandonment. The Cooper act bars liquor sales during wartime or troop quartering, triggering debate over whether war has ended. About 15 to 20 former saloonmen await licenses once conditions permit.
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Alexandria
Camp Beauregard
United States
Registration Books Reopened for Monroe Voters
Lews Hoffman the new registrar of voters for the City of Monroe reopens registration for qualified voters who missed the first primary but wish to participate in the second primary. The books stay open through Saturday the eighth instant.
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Lews Hoffman
Monroe
Cigar Orders For Yank Troops In Germany
Pershing headquarters requests 150000 pounds of chewing tobacco for troops in Germany. A million cigars were already sent to overseas forces and new contracts total 750200 dollars.
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Washington
President Wilson Heads for Paris Aboard George Washington
The George Washington with President Wilson aboard heads for France expected to reach in eight days. Wilson rises early and drives ahead with plans on the League of Nations while sending telegrams from the ship. The vessel carries 500 tons of army supplies and uses new wireless gear to stay in touch with shore and French stations.
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U.S
George Washington
Associated Press
Wilcon
France
Wilson
Paris
United States
League of Nations
George Westington
New York
Brunswick
N. J
Wentil
Eifel Tower
Arest
Boston
Washington
Montana
Brest
Miss Bonham
Rotary Club Dinner Prompted One Sentence Rotary Definitions
Monroe Rotary Club holds monthly dinner at Leons at 6 this evening. Members will answer roll call with a one sentence definition of Rotary and what it stands for, sharing lessons learned through Rotary. Entertainment features are promised by the secretary urging attendance.
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Monroe Rotary Club
Leon's
Rotary
Strike Situation in Central Germany Continues
The strike situation in central Germany remains unchanged. Spartacans fail to secure a proclamation for a general strike at Dresden and Magdeburg as normal conditions are restored in Halle.
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Berlin
Associated Press
Germany
Spartacans
Dresden
Magdeburg
Halle
Clemency Shown for Margarine Magnate Jelke
President Wilson grants clemency to John F Jelke the Chicago millionaire margarine maker convicted in 1914 of tax evasion on colored margarine. His two year sentence is commuted to sixty days and a $1000 fine before his departure for France.
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Chicago
March
Johnn F. Jelke
Wilson
France
Paris Peace Conference Sets German Treaty Conditions
Paris March 6 The Supreme Council will study a U S proposal to invite committees to draft treaty articles and discuss the military and naval reports outlining new conditions to be imposed on Germany.
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Germany
Paris
Supreme Council
Government to free Irish political prisoners in staged return
London reports the British government will release all Irish political prisoners and send them back to Ireland in small groups to avoid a large public demonstration. The Daily Mail cites the plan announced today.
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London
The
Daily Mail
Ireland
Will Control the Railroads Driven by Government Policy
Government determined to continue operation of transportation amid wartime pressures. Policy aims to preserve rail service, keep logistics functioning, and maintain freight movement under federal guidance.
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US S
War Finance to Back Railroads as Congress Stalls
The War Finance Corporation and private lenders will supply funds to railroads until Congress can appropriate new money. Director General Hines says no rate increases will be tried, and aims to avoid layoffs while continuing improvements. About 337 million dollars in resources may be used to supplement railroad borrowing.
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War Finance Corporation
Congress
Washington
Maren
Railroad Administration
War Fini Corporation
Hines
Conference of Governors
Glass
Treasury
Senate Appropriations Committee
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