Struggle for Second Line in Fierce Allied Push
Allied forces press a hard bid to seize a second German line amid heavy fighting. French and German positions endure intensified assaults as units clash for strategic gains and potential breakthrough.
01 Oct 1915
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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 01, 1915
Page
1
Allied forces press a hard bid to seize a second German line amid heavy fighting. French and German positions endure intensified assaults as units clash for strategic gains and potential breakthrough.
The report details widespread storm damage across the Gulf and riverfront areas. Sinking ships, wrecked barges, and ruined homes caused vast property loss while telegraph and rail service were paralyzed. Casualties include multiple deaths and many injured as rescue efforts spread across stricken towns.
The chamber of deputies held a five minute session and approved increasing private soldiers pay from one to five cents a day. An additional $14,006,000 was allocated to fund the raise.
A special session of the Police Jury convened to address the parish debt of Sheriff J.P. Parker Jr who failed to settle his accounts. A motion noted the sheriff owes 4149.90 and resolutions were passed directing legal action and notifying the governor. A successor may be named if settlement is not achieved within the ten day period.
The hurricane toll on Wednesday reaches up to seventy with New Orleans listing nineteen dead and two hundred injured. Mississippi coast reports thirteen dead with many injured or missing while Frenier Louisiana notes twenty five dead and twenty injured and rail damage. Widespread property loss totals several million dollars as crews clear debris and ongoing flood risks are noted.
General Nafarrate, Carranza commander at Matamoros, said five Mexican American bandits were arrested on the Mexican side after being driven across the Rio Grande by American troops. He noted a possible large raiding party near Progreso crossing and said he would cooperate with U S officials if authorized.
Washington reports a tropical storm moving through the upper Ohio Valley toward the northeast with a secondary storm forming in southeastern Virginia. Both systems bring rain as storm warnings extend from Norfolk to Portland Malune.
The annual meeting of the southern section of the National Association for the Study and Prevention of Tuberculosis opens in Columbia with representatives from all southern states, medical societies, and civic organizations in attendance.
Special to News-Star reports a cyclone storm heightening damages along the coast. Thirteen people perish including nine in one family as homes and piers collapse at Long Beach. L and N bridge at Bay St. Louis destroyed. Gulfport and Biloxi suffer ship losses and heavy property damage. Wires down coast and damage estimated over one hundred thousand dollars.
A tropical hurricane driven storm wrecked the steamer Monroe tied at New Orleans. Captain Followay reports the boat split during the gale and sank in two sections, total loss. The company holds insurance for fire boiler and hull with possible salvage only the insurance rebates. Despite the disaster, service to New Orleans will continue with a large Mississippi river steamer secured for the route.
London reports continued Allied offensives on the western front with progress in the Artois district. French trenches north of Aisne near Soupir face violent bombardment. German infantry attacks are not noted. Eastern front progress slows with limited advances against Dvinsk. Bulgarians entrench along the Serbian frontier per Italian reports.
Severe weather battered the central Gulf Coast with flooding from Slidell to Mobile. Four steamers, including the Birchwood, were driven aground near Pensacola and many houses were destroyed or damaged along the coast. Three feet of water flooded parts of Slidell and streets of Gulfport, with several deaths reported and trains suspended between Pensacola and Jacksonville.
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