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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1916
Page
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Translation of garbled OCR notes about estimates of U S soldiers returning from Mexico. The fragment hints at wartime casualties or troop movements and mentions authorities or reporters by initials but provides no clear names, dates, places, or outcomes. The readable bits suggest a brief military update from a Mexican theater.
Generals Scott and Funston met with Mexican officials including Obregon to press for withdrawal of American troops. Carranza officials and Arrendondo voiced views that the expedition may have achieved its aims and that continued occupancy risks undermining the de facto government. Washington says no diplomatic talks will alter policy as conferences continue in Juarez and El Paso.
The News-Star editorial announces the Clean Up Campaign launched by the Chamber of Commerce and the Civic League. It calls for community boosters with concrete efforts to improve Monroe and urges residents to participate in the civic cleanup initiative.
Editorial urges citywide action to improve dirty streets unkept yards and derelict houses. Mayor proclaims Clean Up Time through May 10 with every resident, renter, landlord, business owner and visitor urged to participate. cites Denver as model of neat streets and well kept yards to attract newcomers.
In New York on May 2 the threatened withdrawal of the Kentucky Trotting Horse Breeders Association from the National Trotting Association was expected to be averted by an adjustment of differences at the current meeting.
In Pittsburg on May 2 a mob attacked the Thompson Steel Plant at Braddock Marseilles. Three men were killed and seven wounded as the assailants breached plant defenses during the day. A further contingent of Russian troops arrived in the area today, signaling escalating tensions in the Monongahela Valley.
The Chamber of Commerce and Civic League mobilize to identify owners of vacant lots and urge cleanup. Board of Health joins, stressing curb appeal for buyers and neighborhood pride. Neighbors can call Civic League or Chamber officials to coordinate efforts and maintain the effort through summer.
London May 2 Premier Asquith announced in the House of Commons that a bill will be introduced tomorrow proposing general and immediate military service. He noted Britain’s total naval and military effort since the war began surpassed five million men and signaled discussion on the resignation of Augustine Birrell, Ireland’s chief secretary.
President Wilson opening a national service school encampment for young women warned the United States must not be drawn into war. He said only one allegiance is conceivable for Americans and that foreign born citizens would rally to the flag if needed. He expressed confidence in loyalty and urged unity amid Europe’s war.
In Fairbanks on May 2 about four thousand workers are laying tracks for the government Alaskan Railway. Spring operations have begun and Broad Pass will see 12 miles of solid rock with tunnels, the longest reaching 1100 feet, as engineers push the project forward.
Special trains will depart Washington today carrying large civilian parties from Boston New York Philadelphia and Washington to the military training camp at Fort Oglethorpe Ga.
Editor notes the Northeast Athletic and Literary Association awarded City High School the literary cup by a 4 to 1 vote. Explanations cite disagreements over time limits signals and how scores were tabulated, blaming late hours and misapplied instructions for the controversy.
The navy plans a nationwide communications readiness test beginning Saturday and ending Monday. Telephonic telegraphic and wireless demonstrations will link Atlantic and Pacific coast stations with the battleship New Hampshire at sea. Pensacola and New Orleans wireless stations will also participate in the exercise.
New Orleans seeks a constitutional amendment to refinance city debt as hundreds of bills prepare for the upcoming Baton Rouge session opening May 8. Proposals include liquor regulations near LSU, tax and education reforms, levee and flood controls, state budgeting, and broader election law revisions. The scope covers insurance, rail labor, prohibition ballots, and court reforms as party lines harden.
French forces attacked German positions southeast of Fort Douaumont and seized the first line of a trench about five hundred metres long while taking over one hundred prisoners. Artillery fire was reported west of the Meuse last night.
Citizens are urged to stop littering gutters and school grounds. Keep waste in sacks and place it in provided receptacles on DeLiard Street and St John Street, with more cans to be supplied. Help arouse public sentiment to keep town clean.
An Amsterdam dispatch says diplomatic circles expect Germany to respond to the American note this Thursday with a counter proposal on submarine warfare rules. Ambassador Gerard arrived in Berlin, and political circles hint that Spain’s king may be asked to arbitrate Germany versus the United States over submarine warfare.
London reports a Paris announcement that French forces scored important gains in a Verdun counter offensive. They captured German trenches along three-fifths of a mile with depths up to six hundred yards and took a five hundred yard trench last night. German moves look likely on the Russian front near Dvinsk, while Austrians and Italians clash with no decisive result. Italians reportedly offensive in Amadello with heavy losses. Small bands hold out amid Dublin rebellion collapse.
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