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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 18, 1914
Page
1
Descriptive brief notes that German units have fortified positions in the mountainous area north of Paris as Allied lines attempt to break through. The report highlights increased defensive preparations and potential impact on frontline operations.
London dispatch describes a major battle line from Noyon on the Oise to the Meuse north of Verdun. German forces fortify north of the Aisne with fresh troops from the north and east, while Allies reinforce Soissons Amiens and threaten von Kluck's flank. Reported shifts include retreating Austrians in Galicia and Russian success at Przemysl, with German rail links cited as aiding movement.
Local officials are urged to support the Buy-A-Bale movement. The effort encourages donations of hay to assist farmers facing winter shortages. Community leaders, including city representatives, are invited to participate and promote the cause.
The buy-a-bale movement surges nationwide with northern and eastern firms ordering cotton at 10 cents per pound. Quaker Oats confirms it will buy one bale per representative to aid southern demand, while farmers hold back to push market prices higher.
Boston observes John Trowbridge's eighty seventh birthday at his Arlington home. The author and poet remains active and is noted as the last surviving Atlantic Club member and a contributor to its first issue and to The Atlantic Monthly. He had close ties with Longfellow Emerson Lowell Holmes and Whitman. his fifty plus books include boy's books still reissued annually.
Train No. 2 derailed near Livingston Alabama after the engine jumped the track. The wreck damaged the mail and baggage car and two coaches and three sleepers. engineer Louis Bellington Smith died. An unidentified woman was reported dying at Meridian. Two Monroe passengers, including Guy McCormick, were aboard the through tickets.
A letter authorizes Majestic Milling Company of Aurora Missouri to buy two bales of cotton in Monroe and two in Shreveport as part of the buy a bale drive. The Majestic Milling Company joins Quaker Oats in stocking cotton cloth sacks for pran and shorts replacing jute bags in this section.
Memphis Tenn September 17 Southern lumbermen foresee heavy industry losses due to wartime export restrictions. War halts home building in war zones and paralyzes shipments. Vessels seized or redirected disrupt about 700 million board feet yearly, with 650 million feet being southern yellow pine.
In Dubuque Iowa on September 18 the Western German Editors Association opened a three day convention. Delegates plan strong resolutions urging fair treatment by the American press and public and feature addresses by leading German journalists in the United States.
The article outlines the governing board’s rules and conditions for purchasing cotton from farmers. It details eligibility, pricing framework, quality standards, delivery terms, and payment timelines to govern farmer dealings.
Farmers with more than twenty bales are barred from movement committees. The Chamber of Commerce hosts a meeting of the governing board to supervise purchases, with a target of four thousand bales in coming weeks. Committees across parishes solicit buyers and require signed agreements to cut 1914 acreage by at least fifty percent. Subscriptions begin being acknowledged in The News-Star.
Public notice urges small farmers to support wartime relief by purchasing cotton and holding it. A clipping coupon is provided to participate in the program.
Farmers must report to Secretary J C Smith at the Chamber of Commerce with bale descriptions for middling or better cotton. List five hundred pound bales near that weight. Those who can hold should note how many bales they will keep. Each bale sold carries a $1.00 charge deducted from purchase price. No sale listing until owner signs to cut 1915 acreage 50 percent. Board may investigate cases and will not list cotton from farmers with more than twenty bales. ONE WING OF GERMAN ARMY ASSUMED THER OFFENSIVE FARLY TODAY.
London reports King George signs the Irish Home Rule bill and prorogues Parliament until October 27. Austro‑Hungarian and German reports show Serb forces retreating and Russians pushed from East Prussia. Montenegrins welcomed in Bosnia, and James K. Hackett to open Othello season in Canada.
London dispatch reports Allied effort centered on three aims: drive Germans from the Aisne heights, break through central German armies, and outflank the German right under von Klick. German losses estimated at 3200 daily, Austrian and Russian forces engaged on Poland front. Peace talk dismissed as British editorial pages insist Germany must be crushed. Servian reports claim Serbs advance despite rumors of Serlin evacuation.
An official statement from Berlin reports no decision resulted from the battle in France but notes the enemy’s resistance is relaxing. The German center is gradually gaining ground.
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