Chautauqua Man Promises Fine Season Program
A Chautauqua man reports a good program ahead for the season and notes that Mor Ton has been notified.
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03 May 1918
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Monroe News Star in Monroe, Louisiana
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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1918
Page
1
Lincoln Chautauqua Plan Advances to Monroe Here
An advance representative of the Lincoln Chautauqua is expected in Monroe within a week or two to arrange this season's attractions. A guaranteed fund of $1500 has been pledged by local citizens to cover expenses. Last year the events were held in a tent opposite the post office and visitors from out of town boosted attendance during Chautauqua week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln
O. B. Morton
Lincoln Chautauqua
Monroe
Morton
Monroe Chautauqua Plans Boost Summer Resort Image
The article notes visitors and home entertainment plans revolving around a chautauqua and a salt water natatorium to keep Monro on the map as a summer resort, with a Buy-A-Bond cue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monroe
Government committees back liquor control plan with high cost
London reports say English and Irish committees support state purchase and control of liquor traffic. Estimated cost would exceed four hundred million pounds, promoting a bond based funding approach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Preston Named New General Agent for Missouri Pacific
E. C. Preston arrived to succeed R. M. Chastain as general agent for the Missouri Pacific in the city. Preston came from Fresno where he was district passenger and freight agent. Chastain left to join Monroe Hardware, and the uptown commercial office will close with Preston moving to the local freight office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. C. Preston
City
R. M. Chastain
Missouri Pacific Railroad
Mr. Preston
Fresno
California
Missouri Pacific
Chastain
Monroe Hardware Company
Government Railway Administration
Central Savings Bank and Trust Company
Eighteen Americans Killed In Action In Casualty List
The Associated Press reports Washington on May 3 lists eighty eight casualties. Eighteen killed in action, one by accident, five by disease, two severely wounded, two slightly, fifty eight missing in action. Only two Southerners listed. Home addresses of those named resumed publication.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Washington
South Progressing in Ship Building
Associated Press reports strong progress in southern shipyards. L. Prior, Shipping Board special investigator, returns from a tour of southern yards with favorable findings on wartime ship production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South
Associated Press
Washington
The
Shipping Board
L. Prior
U S Must Send 9 000 000 Men Declared in Senate Address
Senator McCumber declared in the United States Senate that the nation must send 9 million men. The executive address framed the call as a wartime mobilization measure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senator McCumber
United States Senate
Baker Urges Blank Check to Build Army for War
Baton Rouge May 3 Adjutant General McCrory received a call from Provost Marshal Crowder for 13 359 Louisiana men for the new draft comprising 6 012 whites 7 347 negroes. Whites to begin within five days from May 25 and the negroes three weeks later. Washington May 3 Senator McCumber said the United States must field 5 000 000 men this year. He charged six months were wasted by the Shipping Board and 640 000 000 for aircraft.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Baton Rouge
McCrory
Crowder
Louisiana
Washington
Senator McCumber
Senate
United States
Shipping Board
Army draft bill seeks blanket authority for rapid U S mobilization
Washington May 3 Secretary Baker Major General March and Provost Marshal General Crowder urged the House Military Committee to grant the president unlimited power to enlarge the army as needed to win the war. An amended selective draft act and supplemental appropriations were promised as the army grows, with Baker arguing no fixed cap should be set and that full discretion would boost morale abroad. He outlined opposition to changing the draft quota basis from state population to volunteer credits and noted President Wilson’s stance on volunteer credits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House Military Committee
Baker
March
Crowder
Europe
House
Senate
Army
Navy
Wilson
Dent
Military Committee
Southern Pine Makers to Meet in Chicago May 22
A general meeting of Southern pine manufacturers is set for Chicago May 22 to discuss government lumber requirements for ship building and camp construction. Pacific coast firms will join, with topics including prices and labor conditions, following the National Lumber Manufacturers Association annual gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Southern Pine Emergency Bureau
Chicago
Southern Pine
National Lumber Manufacturers Association
Select Six From List of Eighteen for May 10 Induction
Local board announces the six to leave for Jackson Barracks New Orleans on May 10 from a list of eighteen white registrants. Nine of the eighteen are already engaged in farm work. if proof satisfies active farming, nine may be deferred and the six chosen from the remainder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. B. Frizzell
Fuel Board
New Orleans
O’welly
Federal Fuel Board of
Jackson Barracks
Willie Davis Golson
Emanuel Gross Sugar
Pat Ludwig Peterson
Tony Caseio
Jay DeMoss
Sam Fuwood Jones
James Lewis
Board of
Allen Parish
Chamber of Commerce Plans a New Membership Drive
In anticipation of its annual meeting, the Commerce Chamber announces a new membership campaign aiming to reach 400 members. Current strength is about 250, with a goal of $10,000 for the year and quarterly advance payments. Members will become permanent until resigning in writing. Also notes Liberty Bond drive progress across districts with substantial subscriptions and district leaders optimism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamber of Commerce
G. T. Cross
Board of Directors
Three Billion Minimum Goal Set for Liberty Loan
Officials express optimism that the third Liberty Loan will be oversubscribed as the drive targets a minimum of three billion dollars. Leaders urge public support and investor participation to bolster war financing.
Treasury Officials Enthusiastic Over Bond Subscriptions
Treasury officials report a strong response to the liberty loan appeal with subscriptions totaling 2,838,817,200 dollars. Indications show most states west of the Mississippi have subscribed to or exceeded their quotas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Treasury
Associated Press
Washington
Liberty
Mississippi River
Barbarous Treatment of Russians by Germans Provokes Clashes
Moscow reports growing resentment in occupied Russian territory as Germans requisition food and conduct harsh rule. A Kiev district village resisted three days with machine guns and rifles before the Germans pulled back.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
Russia
Kiev
World War I News Briefs From Minsk to Washington
Reports from Minsk describe Germans seizing able bodied men for transport to Germany in locked cars amid panic. In Washington on May 3 officials note 114 railroads had no net income in the first quarter, about 1.6 million dollars less than 1917 private results. Provost Marshal Crowder calls for 207, skilled soldiers for May 17 deployment. London reports Finnish papers push for a monarchy and a German prince as king.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minsk
Germany
Washington
London
Copenhagen
Finland
Miss Marie Von Gastel to Speak at City School
Final plans are set for a Saturday talk by Miss Marie Von Gastel former Belgian nurse at 2 p.m. in the City School auditorium under the Dallas Federal Reserve Bank. The event aims to draw a large audience from local business districts as Helium's stricken area relevance boosts interest. Ouachita's Liberty Loan subscriptions reached $044,500 up to last night as the drive nears closure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Liberty
Treasury
Wilson
Dallas
San Francisco
St. Louis
Detroit
Federal Reserve District
Missouri
Arkansas
Tennessee
New York
New York State
New York City
Chicago
Atlanta
Chattanooga
Mobile
Marie von Gastel
von Gastel
Dalla Federal Reserve Bank
Liberty Loan
Ouachita
French Repulse German Raiders Near Amiens
Paris reports French forces attacked late Thursday between Hailles and Castel southeast of Amiens and captured THI 82 and wood on the Avre river. Violent artillery duels persist south of Villers-Betonneux with infantry engagements near Momment as French positions advance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Paris
Hailles
Castel
Amiens
Avre
Villers-Betonneux
Momment
Allette
Talk of Kaiser's Battle Vanished
London reports a lull in fighting after the German defeat at Ypres. German experts and newspapers are instructing the public that no new Sedan is possible, Ypres is strong, the British fought stubbornly, and that Ypres is not strategically important to Germany.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
London
Ypres
French Tare the Offensive Blows Front Southeast of Amiens
French forces deliver a telling blow on the battlefront southeast of Amiens. Allied units press the line as the offensive pushes toward key positions in the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peliver
Amiens
Germans Await a New Stroke Near Amiens Front
Allied lines hold a defensive position around Amiens as German plans for another blow stall. French forces seized Hill 582 near Sailles Castel and pushed toward the Avre, while German bombardment concentrates on the Flanders front. Paris-Amiens rail line threatened. Luftwaffe losses reported as 109 enemy planes destroyed in Italy. Buy a Bond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Amiens
Sailles
Castel
Avre
Hainles
London
Italy
War Office
Grand Jury Delays Lynching Probe Report
Grand jury meets in special session to resume investigation of Clyde Williams lynching case. Judge Dawkins left town at noon but expected back to announce a late afternoon report as the grand jury previously convened last week with little speculation on its outcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clyde Williams
C. L. Thomas
Dawkins
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M.P. Ry
West Monroe
Wells Fargo Express Company
Ouachita Natural Gas & Oil Co., Inc
E. N. Florsheim
U.S
Congress
America
Commerce Chamber
C. OF C
Miss von Gastel
Kaiser
Amsterdam
Herlin
Berth
Reichstag
Mae Marsh
Star of
Irwin
Cobb
Saturday Evening Post
Ford Weekly
Little Miss Clark
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