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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 10, 1917
Page
1
The report notes the President's new directive could push the United States toward war with Germany as American merchant ships prepare for armed defense immediately.
President Wilson, ill in bed, orders arming of merchant ships against Germany and calls an extra congressional session for April 16 1917. Officials say the move aims to defend neutral rights while awaiting formal policies from Lansing and Gregory. The announcement signals a push to restrain German submarine attacks and threats to U S ships and citizens.
Paris reports violent fighting last night as German forces attempt to recapture ground won by the French between Buttedumeanil and Maison De Champagne. French forces claim to hold the ground and have made fresh advances.
Copenhagen dispatch reports von Bernstorff, former German ambassador, reached Christiania this morning after a stop in London.
President Wilson has practically recovered from his cold and preparations began for an extra session of Congress on April 16. The measures likely include appropriations and the armed neutrality bill to arm merchant ships.
Leaders of both parties greet the approval with satisfaction as action is taken. The wording signals consensus on the call and marks an official step forward in the process.
Washington report says both parties back President Wilson for a special session starting April 16 to confront the German submarine threat. Senate Democrats hold a 12 vote edge, pacifists weakened, and the House’s evenly split body may delay action on arming merchant ships and other measures as committees form after organization.
Paris readers report a shift as the government tightens controls on sugar. Beginning tomorrow only households with official sugar cards signed by the householder may obtain sugar, with allowances based on family size, signaling months of scarce sweets for residents.
Elaborate preparations mark the Upper Peninsula Bowling association tournament in Escanaba opening tonight and continuing two weeks. Teams and individuals enter from Calumet Houghton Hancock Lake Linden and other copper country towns.
American passengers aboard the Wolvin line steamer Harald claim a high power wireless station is being built on a hill near Mexico City under German engineers. They say it aims to establish direct contact with Berlin and that the Vaderland’s chief and assistant engineers in New York are directing work. Other reports mention four to five additional high power stations in Mexico.
Noted reader Griffith will perform Shakespeare’s Richard I tonight at City High School Auditorium under Jewish Temple Aid Society and Free Lyceum Course. Students from both high schools attend. admission is 25 and 50 cents.
A legislative committee investigates allegations against a Texas executive amid a dispute over debts totaling 170000 dollars. The inquiry centers on financial obligations and potential misconduct within state leadership.
H C Poe former president of Temple State Bank testified before the Davis house investigation about Governor Ferguson's loans. He said Ferguson's indebtedness reached about 170000 and that notes were not adequately secured though he initially backed them. Poe admitted approving overdrafts including a 46000 instance, and pledged to produce correspondence and records.
New York March 10. Police declared a claimed counterfeiting scheme by Max Were a portable wireless outfit capable of receiving messages from Berlin. The report notes State Bank would have quit business in 1914 and frames the arming of merchantmen as a preliminary step.
Whit P. Martin Louisiana Progressive congressman arrives from Washington as one of five independents who will influence the next House organization. Two Independents back Republicans, two back Democrats, leaving Martin undecided. He vows no statement yet but aims to use influence for his district and state.
Entries for the women's national indoor lawn tennis championships closed today in New York. Play in the title events starts Monday morning at the Seventh Regiment Armory, with a high class field promising spirited competitions.
Sentiment among the Democratic senate steering committee favors adjournment of the special session for a week so senators can return home before an extra congressional session. They foresee an appropriation if President Wilson requests it for arming ships. otherwise a joint resolution may declare the sense of Congress that the president has authority to arm ships.
Eight officers of the German steamer Libenfels were sentenced to one year in the Atlanta federal penitentiary and fined 500 dollars each after being convicted yesterday. The ship was sunk in Cherieston harbor on January 31.
The state department says the mere sighting of a German submarine or periscope near an armed American merchantman gives the ship the right to take all protective measures and fire if needed. Germany’s surrender of the visit and search rule and its threat to sink on sight support a policy of treating submarines as hostile in certain zones.
Washington March 10. Gunpowder and ammo will be placed aboard American merchant ships at once and sent to sea under orders to fire on attacking submarines. Naval yards are rushing to equip vessels as rapidly as possible. The arming signals a move toward armed neutrality, possibly a step toward war, while papers are urged to withhold arming news per Secretary Daniel's appeal.
In Salt Lake City the United States Court of Appeals ruled for the Southern Pacific in the government action to compel sale of its controlling stake in the Central Pacific.
Secretary Lansing denied reports that the State Department plans to issue a White Book detailing Germany s plots and intrigues in the United States, asserting no such document is forthcoming.
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