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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 14, 1917
Page
1
Plans are complete for a nationwide strike set to begin next Saturday. Demands include basic day with time and hale for overtime, according to union organizers.
Washington reports caution as four railroad brotherhoods plan a nationwide eight hour day strike to start next Saturday evening. Union leaders say plans have unanimous support and may prompt presidential action if transportation paralyzes the nation amid an international crisis.
China breaks diplomatic relations with Germany and takes possession of all German ships at Shanghai. Crews are ashore under guard while guards secure the vessels. Advices to the navy department provide few details.
London dispatches say Russian forces today captured the Persian town of Kermanaas. The report is unofficial and could not be independently confirmed.
Dr. Dowling, president of the State Board of Health, warns the Ouachita jail must be improved or a new facility must be built. A telegram to the Police Jury cites overcrowding, dampness, and unhealthful conditions with fifteen inmates housed in a single room. The board calls for immediate action to protect public health.
A note on early registration procedures for vital statistics appears in the column, urging residents to file births and deaths promptly. Officials outline steps and required documents to ensure timely recording.
Inspector Dowling reports progress toward Monroe joining the government recognized area for vital statistics registration. He notes remaining issues with burial permits and death certificate filing, criticizes undertakers for evading proper registration, and highlights two city registrars, both women, divided over duties and charges.
In a fervent appeal readers are urged to support a bond tax for Monroe. The plea calls for unity over personal animosities and argues improvements are vital for water, streets, schools, and health, noting West Monroe pays 46 mills and Monroe 26, with millage changes tied to the vote next Tuesday.
Johnny Long, co defendant with Henry Waller in the Germantown quintuple murder case, repeats his confession that Waller did the killings while he and Mark Peters aided. Long notes some detail changes and says Alderson Hurd may not have been present. Henry Waller’s trial resumes amid a crowded courtroom and high security with about 75 jurors examined.
The article notes that difficulties between two women are resolved and each understands her duties. It states ten deaths were not recorded properly in the past year and that birth registrations will receive careful attention going forward.
Reports from Plymouth say a submarine opened fire on the steamship Algonquin from about four thousand yards but failed to sink it. The submarine crew then boarded the vessel and planted four bombs to destroy the Algonquin, giving the crew time to abandon ship. The Algonquin carried contraband foodstuffs and had been transferred recently.
The report notes a freighter sunk without warning amid German submarine activity. It says the United States has done all possible unless war is declared and predicts peace or war will be decided if an American ship clashes with a German sub. Details of Algonquin’s sinking remain unclear.
A New York meeting on March 13 adopted a plan to create guards for munitions facilities storing thousands of tons of high explosives near New York City, with guarded locations chiefly in New Jersey and operated by the department.
Washington March 14 President Wilson has named Tariff Commission members including Prof Frank W Tavesig Harvard Ex Congressmen David Lewis Maryland William Kent California Daniel C Roper South Carolina E P Corrigan Colorado W S Culbertson Kansas
Associated Press reports New York March 14 that railroad managers released a public promise not to strike, stated as given by brotherhood leaders during talks in Chicago on January 13. The claim cites no radical action until the Supreme Court rules on the eight hour law, with no action announced at the conference.
Allied reports say British forces near Bapaume advance toward the town with capture expected. German defenses abandoned on the Bapaume line for about three and a half miles. Paris and French authorities claim progress in St Mihiel Verdun and Maisons de Champagne regions. Turks retreat toward the Tigris while Entente movement grows in Macedonia.
A crew members aboard a torpedoed vessel report there was no warning before the attack. Rescue efforts followed as shipmates struggled to reach safety amid rising smoke and debris.
The American steamer Algonquin was torpedoed without warning by a German U-boat on March 12 and sank at 6:00 AM. Twenty seven men were landed. captain said shell fire caused the loss. The incident deepens U.S. armed neutrality debate as arming ships is seen as the next step short of war.
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