Villa Faces U S Defiance on Border Standoff
Mexican leader Villa vows to oppose United States troops if needed as mobilization gathers on the border. Reports say armed columns assemble and preparations continue despite diplomatic efforts.
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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 01, 1915
Page
1
Villa Turns Troops Toward Agua Prieta in Mexican Campaign
Gen Francisco Villa moves forces toward Agua Prieta Sonora as U S and Carranza troops reinforce the border town. Brig Gen Thomas Davis commands U S forces entrenched north of the Mexican line while Villa vows to fight if necessary and observers watch near Gallardo ranch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Douglas
Ariz
Francisco Villa
Agua Prieta
Sonora
United States
United States Army
Villa
Carranza
Fl Paso
Texas
Agua Agua Prieta
P. Elias Calles
Thomas Davis
Callassyp
Villa’s Forces Move as Calles Hosts Agu Prieta Stand
From Douglas Arizona November 1 Villa’s attack awaits as General Calles and the Carranza garrison of seven thousand hold the Agua Prieta trenches. The hospital is cleared and wounded are accounted for.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Douglas
Ariz
Agua Prieta
Calles
Carranza
Villa
Villa Forces Proximate as Battle Near Agua Prieta Escalates
Typhous patients arrive at Douglas as Villa's troops encircle Agua Prieta from east to south and west. Estimates place Villa at 10,000 to 18,000 soldiers. Refugees pour into the United States under guard as border officials prepare to admit thousands more from Agua Prieta. The clash could begin at any moment and be rapid due to strained water and supply shortages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Douglas
Villa
Agua Prieta
United States
Carranza
Laredo
Dawkins Gaining Deserved Promotion to Assistant Attorney General
Joe B Dawkins will leave Tuesday for New Orleans to join the office of Attorney General Pleasant as assistant attorney general. His education spans Monroe high schools Washington and Lee University and the State University. For two years he practiced with Dawkins and Dawkins alongside his father D C Dawkins and has earned wide respect.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Brb
Dawkins
New Orleans
Pleasant
Tlovial
G. A Goudrain
Nawkins
Monroe
Washington and Lee University
Virginia
State University
Dawkins & Dawkins
D. C. Dawkins
Mississippi Mob Hangs Louisianian Jack Hughes
Jack Hughes a 30 year old from Washington Parish Louisiana was seized from the county jail in Countbia Mississippi by masked men and hanged near the city outskirts. Deputy jailer Otho Fortenberry was bound and later released as Hughes allegedly fired during Holloway’s dispute. Hughes had come to Columbia from Isabel Louisiana to work for a lumber firm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Countbia
Miss
Jack Hughes
Washington Parish
Louisiana
Cty
Hughes
Lorne Holloway
Otho Fortenterry
Wig
Columbia
Isabel
British Help the Serbians at Salonika and Beyond
British forces aiding Serbia landed at Salonika and advanced through Greece. Troops have reached frontline trenches as operations continue in the theater. Detailing movements and positions, the campaign emphasizes Allied support and ongoing combat activity in the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salonike
Greece
Balkan front updates show Bulgarian advance and Allied actions
British troops push with Serbians at Grads and Strumitsa as Bulgarian forces advance from Uskup toward the Timok and Nish. Reports claim a 400,000 man Russian expedition en route to Bulgaria remains unheard. Greece and Bulgaria maintain friendly ties amid broader Entente pressure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pinthre
Bugaria
Serbia
Timok
Hungary
Morava
Saloniki
Fenech
Krivolak
Athens
Veles
Submarine Turquoise Sunk by Turkish Artillery
Berlin reports the Turquoise has been sunk by Turkish artillery. Two officers and twenty four crewmen are prisoners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Turquoise
Nations to Resume Talks on Lusitania Sinking Indemnities
Washington on November 1 reports that negotiations between Germany and the United States over the Lusitania sinking and other pending issues will resume tomorrow as Ambassador von Bernstorff meets Secretary Lansing. Also to be discussed are indemnity for Americans lost on the Arabic and the steel fragment from the Hesperian.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Germany
United States
von Bernstorff
Lansing
Eperts
Serbian Army Will Fight to the Last Man
Dr M R Vesnitch Serbian minister to France stated that the Serbian army, assured of Allied aid, will fight to the last man. He said its chiefs are confident of the future despite current efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
M. R. Vesnitch
France
Balkans
Serbia battles on three fronts threaten Nish fortress
London reports that Bulgarians hold the Pirot fortress near Nish while Austro Germans sweep from the north toward Kraguyevarz where the Serbian arsenal is. the Central Powers close the escape route for the northeast Serbian army. Also noted is Hungary’s revenue loan to be offered in Budapest with 6 percent interest and tax exemption.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Pirot
Nish
Kraguyevarz
Bulgaria
Budapest
German Riga thrust slackened by shell shortage
Reuters from Petrograd says the German push at Riga slowed due to shell shortages caused by Baltic submarine activity. Ottawa imposes liquor restrictions with bars closing at 6 pm weekdays and 7 pm Saturdays in Ontario.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Riga
Baltic
Petrograd
Everett Confident of Winning Secretary of State Seat
Mr Edward Fiverett of Farmer ville and candidate for secretary of state spent two hours in Monroe on route home from New Orleans where he spent a week campaigning. He says he is satisfied with conditions in New Orleans and not sure about any rival as reported by papers. He adds I will be the next secretary of state and has received encouraging offers of support across the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lyceum Theatre
Richards
Eva Vernon
Fox Film
Equitalle World
Paramount
Metro
Pathe
Broadway Universal
Edward Fiverett
Farmerville
Monroe
New Orleans
Everett
Mr. Everett
Thanksgiving Proclamation Declares November 25 as Day of Public Thanks
Baton Rouge November 1 Governor Hall issues annual proclamation designating Thursday November 25, 1915 as a day of public thanksgiving. He urges religious observance, gratitude for divine guidance and the nation’s health, peace, and prosperity, and calls for aid to the sick and afflicted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baton Rouge
Hall
Louisiana
United States
I. JL
KH. Hall
Two Drownings in Ouachita River Motor Boat Accident
Two men drowned in a Ouachita River motor boat accident late Sunday. Rescue crews recovered the bodies after a boating mishap near the riverbank, with authorities launching an investigation into the incident.
Boat Capsize Claims Mother and Child in Ouachita River
Mrs. Robert L. Chamberlain and her five year old daughter Margaret drowned when their motor boat struck a submerged snag near the Grayling Lumber Company plant on the Ouachita River. Husband Robert J. Chamberlain and their two year old son Robert Lea survived after the boat overturned. The little boy was rescued by W. C. Walters and revived, while Mrs. Chamberlain’s body was recovered later and the girl’s body remained missing at press time. The tragedy follows their Monroe residence and work in local shops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert L. Chamberlain
Margaret
Ouachita
Grayling Lumber Company
Mr. Chamberlain
Robert Lea
Mrs. Chamberlain
W. C. Walters
Mrs. Walters
Lover's Lane
Walters
Mr. Walters
Wee Four
Harry Astin
Reports on German Peace Overtures Refuted
Wireless dispatch from Berlin via Oct 31 quotes a foreign press report as incorrect stating Prince von Buelow was tasked with peace negotiations. The source notes no peace overtures or negotiations attributed to him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Tuckerton
Prince von Buelow
Prince von Buelow In Switzerland Not Negotiating Peace
Seas News Agency reports Prince von Buelow now in Switzerland has not begun peace talks and has not been charged with that mission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seas
Prince Vou Buelow
Switzerland
Sioux Warriors Resume Ancient Harvest Dances
Sioux warriors in Pine Ridge Agency South Dakota resumed their ancient harvest season dances after voluntarily suspending them. For the first time they accepted the government authorities argument and approval in the season’s observance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pine Ridge Agency
S. D
Supreme Court strikes down Arizona anti alien labor law
Washington November 1 The Supreme Court of the United States today declared unconstitutional the Arizona anti alien labor law in a landmark decision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Supreme Court of the United States Today
Arizona
Chicago pier nears completion with lake summer playground
The big municipal pier stretching over a mile into Lake Michigan is nearly finished. Recreation features will be added over winter and next summer the lakefront playground will welcome Chicago’s millions and thousands of visitors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Lake Michigan
Alexandria Coach Defends Stand on Nettles Eligibility
Coach T W Dutton of Alexandria High School defends his decision to bar Nettles from Friday's Monroe game citing age, prior play years, and an agreement not to play. He notes Nettles’ past with Winnfield Industrial and Millsaps College and says serving as field official oversight kept the game orderly. Dutton contends the roughness was within rights and that a prior ruling would have reduced the clash.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. W. Dutton
Alexandria
Monroe
Nettles
Winnfield
Dutton
Holloman
Millsaps College
Mr. Dutton
China rejects powers' proposal on Chinese monarchy decision
Pekin November 1 China today rejected the proposal of Japan England and Russia for a postponement of the decision on whether China will reestablish a monarchial form of government. The vice minister of foreign affairs notified foreign legations that provincial officials advised they could maintain tranquility if the monarchy were restored.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
China
Japan
England
Russia
Foreign Legations
Elections in Eight States Change Champions in 4 States
Voters across eight states head to polls with chief executives to be chosen in four states. The drive centers on local leadership shifts and anticipated policy directions as communities decide new executive leaders.
Constitutional Questions Dominate Election Day Across Eight States
Eight states vote November 2 including New York Massachusetts Maryland New Jersey Pennsylvania Kentucky Ohio and Mississippi. Major issues include woman suffrage municipal home rule prohibition income taxes and referendum plans with New York Pennsylvania and Massachusetts facing sizable suffrage tests. New Jersey previously rejected equal suffrage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
New York
Massachusetts
Maryland
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Kentucky
Ohio
Mississippi
United States
New York Votes on Constitution Separate From Suffrage Issue
In New York State the election will feature a stand alone vote on a new constitution revised by a convention led by Elihu Root. The suffrage amendment is kept out of the new charter at the urging of suffrage leaders. Both questions will be decided separately.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York State
Elihu Root
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Horder
General Villa
Joe B. Dawkins
Seger
V. RICHARDS, JR__ Suenger Amusement Co
Bulgar
Associated Pree
Grips
Strumitsa
Uskup
Danube
Teutons
Save
Bucharest
Dardanelles
Tahure Hill
Champagne
Prench
Ontario
Ottawa
Robert J. Chamberlain
Tom Dutton
Wim. Foy
William Farnum
Ray Norton
Herbert Rawlinson
Sun Island
Holbrook Blinn
World Film Corporation
Owen Davis
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