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Newspaper

Monroe News Star

Location

Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America

Date

Oct 01, 1915

Page

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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.

Storm Raged Coast to Coast as Ships and Homes Destroyed

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.

French capture 121. deputies vote five cent pay raise

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.

Chamber of Deputies Chamber

Sheriff Parker Arrears Settled In Parish Police Jury Session

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.

Parker W. Phillips Puestas Court House Sherif J.P Packer, Jr Icv Gev. LL

Hurricane Seventeen Lives Lost Across Gulf Coast

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.

Associated Press Baton Rouge New Orleans Mississippi Gulf Coast Freniér Hainess Central Railroad Lfe Trenton

Carranza commander pledges cooperation with U S on raids

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.

Brownsville Texas Rio Grande Prisodier A. H. Nafarrate Carranza Matamoros Progresso Crossing United States Herlingen EL Paso Nafarrate Leutenant Gerardo Cuellar Camargo Obrewen Obregon Nafarrete Nafarrato Progresso Antonio Cavazos Tiis Cavazos

Tropical storms sweep Ohio Valley and Virginia coast

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.

Washington Ohio Valley Virginia Atlantic Coast Norfolk Portland Malune

Annual Southern Meeting Opened by Tuberculosis Study Group

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.

Columbia National Assoociation For the

Thirteen Die as Storm Lashes Coast and Bay Area

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.

News-Star Hiloxi Miss Nehermen Myrtle Allen Long Beach Bay St. Lotis Gulfport Sarah Heachine Birchwood Clara C. Scott Bilont New Orleans

Steamer Monroe Wrecked by Storm

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.

Monroe New Orleans Easf C. Fr. Followay

Allies Make Further Gains in the West

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.

Associated Press London Artois Champagne Massires Railwie Foormains Argonne Koelnische Zeitung Aiberville von Hindenburg Dvingk Vilna Minsk Baranovichi Pripeto von Mackensen Styr Bulgaria Serbia Athes Greece Sofia M. Toncheff Aisne Soupir Teutonic Petrograd von Tindenburge

Washed Over Storm Tops Gulfport Wharves and Coast

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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