Allies Hold Mont Didier Front as German Drive Stalls
The first official mention of General Foch in supreme command is announced by President Wilson. German efforts ease, giving way to artillery duels. Mont Didier pocket remains secure while British French lines hold Amiens area and Oise Somme triangle. American artillery strengthens northwest of Toul.
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Associated Press
Washington
Foch
Western Front
Wilson
France
Mont Didier
Paris
Mont Hidien
Somme
Amiens
Amily
Oise
Arras
Toul
Merger of Allied Commands Suggested in World War I
General Pershing offered General Boch the full resources of the American army for use on the western front. He told General Foch the American people would be honored to have troops engaged in the battle. The offer will be presented to the front war council for decision.
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Associated Press
Paris
General Pershing
Boch
Foch
War Council
Great Offensive Began in Front of Seventy Miles
Paris reports a widening battle line across seventy miles with German reserves increased. Allied defenders hold and appear to gain the initiative as the aim to sever French and British forces is believed failed. The Germans allegedly seek Amiens while rain hampers their operations.
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Paris
Font
Lis Weuvers
Germany
Vis
Amiens
Germans Press British Line Near Amiens
In the Amiens region on the Somme front German formations launched heavy massed attacks. British forces fought stubbornly to hold ground as the German advance intensified in the afternoon engagement.
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Nee
Marceleave
Amiens
Somme
Unspecified conflict advances along Hamel line
A continuing sanguinary confrontation is reported as ongoing along a frontline roughly following the Hamel sector. The latest dispatch notes heavy fighting and steady engagement, with no clear pause or resolution in sight.
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Hamel
American Soldier and Ten Mexicans Die in Border Fight
Ten Mexicans and Private Theodore Albert, an American cavalryman, were killed in a clash near Pilares, Mexico, as U S cavalry pursued raiding Mexicans who attacked the Nevill ranch and killed Glenn Nevill. The exchange followed a raid into Texas.
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Associated Press
Marfa
Tex
Theodore Albert
United States
Pilares
Mexico
Nevill
Glenn Nevill
German Attack Advances Salient Near Amiens Amid Fierce Fighting
German forces attacked from Cetely on the Somme with river crossing artillery and marched to widen the front. Thursday’s assaults north and south aimed to envelop Amiens while east of Arras fighting raged near Telegraph Hill. British defenses held firm as Neville, Vitesse, and Orange Hill fell briefly into German hands before repulsals south of Arras.
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Abancourt
Marsehcave
Cetely
Somme
Amiens
Arras
Telegraph Hill
Neville and Vitesse
Orange Hill
French Hold Territories as Mont Didier Fires Continue
Paris reports continued heavy fighting near Mont Didier with German counter-attacks repelled. French forces retained villages seized yesterday and captured Moncil while French and British units halted the German thrust north of Mont Didier. German losses were described as extremely heavy.
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Paris
War Office
Mont Didier
Moncil
British withdrawal timed to plan, Bell tells Senate panel
Washington report says Major General J Franklin Bell told the Senate Military Committee that the British withdrawal before the German advance followed a prearranged plan and is now complete. He said the Allies, aware of German preparations, moved to confront the drive after returning from the battlefront.
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Washington
J. Franklin Bell
Senate Military Committee
Bell
Battlefront
W.S.S
Ready to strike when signal is given
Washington reports American observers confident the Allied counter offensive will start soon and a substantial American force will join when the signal is given. Berlin claims a new German blow on the Western front and Paris is bombarded later in the day.
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Washington
W.S.S
Odessa Recapture Denied by Vienna
Amsterdam reports Vienna denies Bolsheviki recaptured Odessa as of March 29, detailing official denial amid ongoing war updates and diplomatic posture from Austria.
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Odessa
Amsterdam
Vienna
Red Cross Seeks Cash Through New Local Chapter Financing
Local Red Cross chapter outlines a new financing plan to cover current expenses. Officials urge community support and outline methods for contributing funds to sustain relief work.
Red Cross Plans Monthly Pledges to Fund Monroe Chapter
The Monroe Red Cross executive board approved a new financing system to secure at least $1,000 monthly for operations. A pledges campaign will mobilize signatures on pledge cards to cover current expenses and home service work for soldiers and civilians.
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Red Cross
Monroe
R. H Oliver, Jr
J. M. Wooten
Mila Pearl Clark
R. P. Benson
Mamie Hill
Abe Arent
E. M. Hudson
R H. Oliver, Jr
Sig. Masur
R. B Blanks
Allan Shholars
R. O. Randle
IX. N. Larche
Monroe News-Star to Run City Government Series
Beginning Monday the Monroe News-Star will publish a series on municipal government. Leo Kenneth Mayer of the American City Government League directs the campaign for the Commission City Manager Plan in Monroe. Mayer will answer questions in a newspaper Question Box to help citizens follow the articles.
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Monroe
Wilson Appeals for Clemency in Mooney Case
President Wilson telegraphed California Governor Stephens asking executive clemency for Thomas J. Mooney who faces death after conviction linked to the July 1916 San Francisco bomb explosion that killed 16 and injured 400.
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Associated Press
Sacramento
Cal
Wilson
Stephens
California
Thomas J. Mooney
Mooney
San Francisco
French Officer to Speak in Monroe Red Cross Drive
A French army officer will address Monroe between May 16 and May 26 under Gulf Division Red Cross auspices. The executive board accepted the offer to host such a speaker. The negro auxiliary will meet Fridays from 2 to 5 p.m. for instructions. A $100 fund for hospitals abroad run by women doctors under the Red Cross was approved. A committee of Mrs Guy P Stubbs Mrs J M Wooten and Jonas Selig will screen the Red Cross headquarters.
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Gulf Division
Red Cross
Monroe
the Red Cross
A. H. Johnson
Eclock
Colored Auxiliary
Dr. K. Woodward
Guy P. Stubbs
J. M. Wooten
Jonas Selig
No Occasion for Alarm Says General March E
Washington reports Major General Merch acting chief of staff said there is no cause for alarm over German advances in the Picardy battle. He expressed confidence in Allied victory and noted no word yet from General Pershing on American troop participation.
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Washington
Merch
Picardy
March
General Pershing
American Patrol Explores Trenches in France
Two American officers and four men went over the top in daylight to verify German presence in a trench. They moved cautiously, came under fire, and were later discovered by Germans in a second trench before returning unscathed.
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France
Third Liberty Loan Workers Meet Before Third Bond Campaign
Chas W Phillips Ouachita parish Liberty Loan chair announces final committee meeting next Tuesday at 11 a m in the Chamber of Commerce before the April 6 launch. Campaign plans include active efforts in Monroe and throughout Ouachita parish to call on every bond purchaser and distribute the parish quota. The Dallas Federal Reserve District aims to raise 80 million of the five billion dollar third Liberty Loan.
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Chas. W. Phillips
Liberty Loan Campaign
Ouachita Parish
Liberty Loan Committees
Chamber of Commerce
Monroe Cond
Liberty Loan
Ouachita
Dallas
No Comment On U S Merger Of Allied Troops Under One Command
Washington March 29 The War Department offered no new details on American troop participation in the Allied command and possible merger under a supreme commander Experts view the French repositioning from Mondidier as creating an opening to sever the German thrust toward the apex The possibility of a joint French British and American command under a single leader remains under discussion with General Foch named as a likely candidate and General Pershing offering troops for battle service
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War Department
Associated Press
France
Pershing
Foeh
Mondidier
Montdidier
Foch
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