Most Stupendous German Attack Met by British Defense
Associated Press reports the British held firm on the western front as Germany launched its largest assault in three and a half years. Heavy German casualties were noted with fighting continuing along the Cambrai sector and near Hurlus, while French defenses repelled several German infantry advances.
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Aisne
Oise
France
Cambrai
Ris
Ameins
Ber Fin
Lorraine
Hurlus
Washington
Cials
Fation
Rman
Attempt to Recapture The Hindenburg Line
London dispatch reports vague fighting along the 36 and Aisne rivers with swaying fortunes. German forces west and southwest of Cambrai push toward recapturing Hindenburg Line as British trenches and villages along Arras Cambrai Spaume Cambrai roads see renewed clashes.
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Aisne
Morning List
Cambrai
Hindenbureg
Jered
Scarpe
Arras-Cambrai Spaume-Cambrai
Armans
Strik
British Offensive Staunch but Heavy German Losses Reported
British forces repelled German attacks as the great offensive progressed after March 22. The British war office notes the enemy suffered very heavy losses while the front line held, with ongoing heavy fighting anticipated into the morning.
Terrific Bombardment Starts the German Drive
The Germans unleash a thunderous bombardment along the British front in Northern France marking a renewed drive exactly 25 months after their historic assault at Verdun. Details continue on page three.
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Jerdun
France
Ouachita Natural Gas & Oil Co Inc clarifies merger rumor
The Ouachita Natural Gas & Oil Co Inc denies reports of consolidation with Monroe Gas Company. The firm states the rumor is false and vows to win customers only by legitimate business methods through manager H. Florsheim.
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Monroe
West Monroe
Teime
Ouachita Natural Gas & Oil Coo., Inc
Monroe Adopts Plan for Daylight Saving Time
Monroe plans to observe the new daylight saving schedule starting March 1 with clocks moved forward one hour and trains and government business running on the new times through October. The change shifts 2 PM to 3 PM and makes March 31 the shortest day, about 23 hours, as citizens adjust to the era of longer evening daylight.
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Monroe
Wilson
Frontline actions widen on Italian and Western fronts
War dispatches report growing activity along the Italian front with Austrian and Bulgarian troops on the western front. German leaders Von Ludendorff and others reportedly travelled to observe actions, ambulances mass at Charing Cross for wounded from channel port trains, and a Belgian Mevrignies explosion kills thirty German soldiers and injures many. Louisiana nears its army enlistment quota while Alabama fills its share.
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Morehouse Parish Plans Model Road Survey In Bastrop Meeting
Morehouse parish residents meet in Bastrop to survey two proposed north south routes for a model highway linking with Arkansas and Ouachita parish gravel roads. The meeting supports a bond issue for funding and aims to decide cheaper practical alignment while stressing unity over partisan routing.
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John Fr. Watson
Monroe
S. J. Harrell
Ward 7
D. KB
Carl Th. McHenry
Ouachita Road
Americans Annihilate German Front Lines Near Lunéville
In France on March 22 American forces smashed the German first and second line positions east of Lunéville. After a raid the Americans shelled the area heavily through the night and a patrol crossed No Man's Land to find the two German lines wiped out.
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Luneville
No Man’s Land
Germans Fail in Execution of Amterdam Plan
British counter attacks in France recaptured positions abandoned by the Germans. Captured documents show German plans for an early offensive at Amsterdam. Last night was quiet along the front with German bombardment near Croiselles this morning. Weather was cold and misty hindering aerial observation. Germans attacked in three waves yesterday and suffered heavy losses to British guns and massed artillery.
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British War Office
France
Amterdam
Croiselles
Pope Pleads for Peace and Priests Executed in Brussels
The Pope appeals for lasting peace in an Easter message to the United States. In Brussels two Roman Catholic priests were executed for espionage and eight more priests were condemned to life hard labor. A Berlin dispatch notes British reactions.
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Rome
Pope Benedict
United States
Associated Press
Dam Dispatch
Brussels
German Western Offensive Sparks Global War Hype
The front reports heavy fighting from Arras south to La Fere with artillery clashes in Belgium and Flanders. Reconnaissance units penetrated lines at multiple points as Britain and Germany vie for decisive action in the unfolding conflict. London dispatches cite a Berlin claim of a decisive general peace battle beginning today amid public euphoria.
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Flanders
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Copenhagen
Ingland
Germany
Dutch Minister to Washington May Face Recall
A Hague report says a Dutch parliament member plans to ask if Amsterdam should recall its minister in Washington and hand over the Dutch envoy’s passport to the American minister in The Hague. The dispatch notes also German Reichstag moves toward evacuation of the Channel Islands and non-intervention. Britain reports a major counter attack at Diarness with infantry and tanks driving back German forces, claiming nineteen enemy divisions identified.
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Associated Press
Amsterdam
the Hague
Holland
Washington
WW. Ss
France
Diarness
Fiere
Teutones
German Raider Captured Today by U S Cruiser
A German raider operating in the Vaiele has been captured by a United States cruiser and is being towed to this Pacific port, according to a report received here.
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Associated Trown
Pacific
Vaeile
United State
Ant Manager Move Began Amid Advocates Call for Meeting
Advocates urge the Stragi Commission to hold a government meeting as the ant manager move progresses. Officials have not released a formal schedule.
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Ant
City Hall meeting to discuss commission government plan
A Monday night gathering in the City Hall Council Chamber will discuss adopting the commission form of government. The meeting, urged by supporters of the Powell plan, invites all who sympathize with the movement to participate in the deliberations.
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New Movement
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Powell
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News-Star
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Council Chamber
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