Civil War Veteran Pressley Offers Service to United States
Civil War veteran Andrew C. Pressley, color bearer of the 48th North Carolina, at 76 offers to fight Germany or lead a company. He sent a telegram to President Wilson through Clerk R. W. Lemmond declaring his loyalty to Old Glory and desire to serve in any capacity. Pressley hopes to lead a regiment once more before his death.
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N.C
Andrew C. Pressley
N. C
Germany
R. W. Lemmond
Wilson
United States
Pressley
48Th Regiment
Mr. Pressley
Union County Farmers vow to raise more foodstuffs
County Demonstrator T J W Broom notes Farmers across Union County plan increased crop output this year amid high corn prices. Luther Rogers Sandy Ridge and G W Sutton Waxhaw report paying $1.60 per bushel, with hunger signals and talk of government crop and price supervision as rains ruined last year’s crops.
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Union County
T. J. W. Broom
Luther Rogers
Sandy Ridge Township
Broom
G. W. Sutton
Waxhaw
Earley Erzell
Marvin
Messrs
Sutton
Hazell
Rogers
Attitude of Lutheran Church Toward the War
Religious leaders from three General Lutheran bodies urge loyalty to the President and Congress and call congregations to form American Red Cross chapters to aid soldiers and sailors. They pray for an honorable end to the war and lasting peace. Signed by Theodore F B Schmauk J A Singmaster and M G Scherer.
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W. J. Boger
Lutheran Church
General Lutheran Bodies
America
United States
General Lutheran Radica
General Synod of the
Lutheran Church In America
General Council
The
Evangelical Lutheran Church In North
Theodore FB. Schmauk
J. A. Singmaster
M. G. Scherer
Luke's Lutheran Church Sunday Services and Sunday School Change
Luke's Lutheran Church announces Sunday services at 11 a.m. and 8 p.m. with Sunday school at 10 a.m. A note highlights the change to Sunday school times. Also includes a proverb about love and falling in life.
Club Meeting Called at Monroe Courthouse
All county club members meet at the Monroe courthouse on Saturday April 21 at 11 o clock to discuss the year’s plans. The event includes soil prep fertilization planting seed and grazing crop cultivation with films at Rex Theatre to inspire ambitious boys and encourage new members. Complimentary tickets offered. bring names for enrollment.
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Court House
Monroe
Rex Theatre
T. J. W. Broom
Clean-Up Week Proclaimed by Mayor Fowler
The mayor urges residents to observe Clean-up Week from April 16 to 19, dividing duties by ward to systematically collect trash. The aim is a cleaner, healthier city ahead of the May 3 Chautauqua, with citizens urged to participate for civic pride and beauty.
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Firat
Jas, W. Fowler
High School Honor Roll March Inductees List
The March honor roll lists students across eighth, tenth, and eleventh grades with counts of how many times they have appeared on the honor roll this year. Names include James taskew, Emmett Griffin, Rosa Penegar, Murray Walters, Viola Hart, Velma Lathan, George Presson, Elizabeth Williams, William Boger, Ruth Austin, Joe McEwen, and others with varying tallies.
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James Taskew
Emmett Griffin
Bivens Helms
Emsley Laney
Davie Helms
Marguerite McDonald
Maude McCorkle
Thelma Tharpe
Allie Williams
Henry Beth
Elizabeth Brewer
Henry Browning
Ruth Freeman
Elizabeth Houston
Nell Laney
Clara Laney
Dorothy Lee
Katherine Shute
Khrl Schachner
Ruth Austin
Harry Coble
Leland Stewart
Verla
Peace Rumors Again Current
Washington reports Austrian and Bulgarian representatives are seeking peace talks with the Entente in Switzerland. Bulgarian and Austrian soundings suggest both seek end to the war, but no clear stance from Germany or Turkey. Officials view the move as weariness rather than readiness to offer acceptable terms.
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Washington
Entente
Switzerland
Bulgaria
Austria-Hungary
Germany
Turkey
Allied Naval Commanders In Washington Plan Atlantic Patrol
British and French naval officers meet with American leaders in Washington to outline a joint Atlantic patrol, protecting major harbors from submarine threats and basing American ships from British and French ports. Browning and Grasset lead discussions, with nets, chasers, and extended basing to US coasts and potential Irish port cooperation.
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Washington
Germany
Atlantic Seaboard
Panama Canal Zone
Canada
South Atlantic
M. E. Browning
R. A. Grasset
Daniels
Benson
Boston
New York
Delaware
Chesapeake
Charleston
Savannah
Europe
British Isles
Atlantic
Navy Department
Admiral Browning
A. Lownes
G. A. Miller
A. R. J. Southby
E. G. Cheesman
Royal Marine Light Infantry
Grassetts
James Hennessey
Chamber of Deputes
War enlistment ends after the war period for Army and Guard
Secretary Baker announces a wartime enlistment policy allowing all men who join the regular army or National Guard to serve only for the duration of the war. The plan would shift 517,868 personnel across enlisted grades to war service, avoiding any permanent expansion of the regular or National Guard forces.
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Department of the Forces
Regular Army
National Guard
Philippine Scouts
War Department
Coast Artillery
California Guardsmen
Washington
An- London
Baker
Telegraph
Rudyard
Kipling
Ameri Jonly
Wilson
Var
Poem Excerpt Emphasizes Freedom and Faith in Choice
Fragments praise endurance and salvation with religious imagery. The speaker calls earth to witness their choice for freedom and declares the fin must die to save the living soul. The couplet invokes praise for the Lord and strength in the act.
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Earth
Allied leaders to visit Washington for war council talks
Washington April 11 the State Department announced a British commission led by Arthur J. Balfour will arrive within 10 days to discuss war conduct with the government. Admiral de Chair General Bridges and the Bank of England governor accompany the party. A French commission led by M Viviani is expected about the same time.
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America
Washington
Great
International War Council
State Department
Arthur J. Balfour
United States
Allied leaders seek conference to avoid alliance impression
Visiting commissions discuss a broad wartime conference sought by Allied leaders to review all war aspects. Foremost figures include Foreign Secretary Balfour, famed for backing Wilson's world federation plan, and France’s Minister Viviani, among the era’s top statesmen. A key topic will be apportioning the proposed $3 billion loan to the Allies.
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State Department
Balfour
Wilson
Viviani
France
Congress
Stars and Strips in French Army First Battle Dispatch
An April dispatch from Ottawa reports Stars and Stripes first carried into European battle by a Texas enlistee during the Wimp ridge assault. The Lafayette Flying Corps to wear American uniforms at the French front, per Baker’s note, while Americans in French aviation continue front‑line work.
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LaFayette Flying Corps
United States
Tevan
Wimp Ridge
Ottawa
Wimpridge
France
Europe
Ontario
Thetis
Paris
Washington
Baker
French Aviation Corps
French Air Service
War Department
Air Service
Treveal Sunk Off Cuba by German Submarine
British ship Treveal, under Captain Wil Hamson, was sunk by a German submarine off Cienfuegos, Cuba, about four days ago. All hands landed at the Cuban port hours later, according to C. Peterson, a Havana arrival claiming to be a naturalized American of Norwegian birth, who says the vessel was proceeding from Jamaica to Cienfuegos for a cargo of sugar for Queenstown.
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Key Weeat
Treveal
Wil Hamson
Cienfuegor
Cuba
C. Peterson
Jerew
Havana
Peterson
Jamaica
Cienfuegos
Queenstown
Armour Calls for Government Control of Food Supply
J Ogden Armour the Chicago meat packer urges immediate radical steps to boost and conserve U S food production. He proposes government supervision of production and prices, a minimum $1.60 a bushel for wheat, and even meatless days as emergency measures to ensure abundant supply for Americans and Allies.
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J. Ogden Armour
Chicago
Mr. Armour
United States
Europe
Flag Etiquette Rules from Monroe D A R
Dr. H E B Gurney of the Presbyterian church shares DAR guidelines on flag etiquette. The list covers display times, half staff procedures, salutes, behavior during parades, proper use in ceremonies and indoors, care of the flag, prohibition of advertising, and education for children, with holidays when flags should fly full staff.
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Monroe
H. EB. Gurney
Presbyterian Church
Journal
Daughters of the American Revolution
United States Army
United States
Boy Scouts
Republic
Washington
Meeting Tonight of Malta Commandry Knights Templar
An important meeting is set for tonight at 7:20 by Malta Commandry Knights Templar. All members are urgently requested to attend, with Old Timers also invited to come forward.
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Malta Commandry Knights Templar
Lee Griffin
B.C
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