Names Are Placed On Roll In First Day Drive
Leaders express confidence in the drive's success after solicitors report on the first day. Names appear on the roll as community support gathers for the project and its aims.
01 Aug 1917
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Newspaper
Albuquerque Morning Journal
Location
Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1917
Page
1
Leaders express confidence in the drive's success after solicitors report on the first day. Names appear on the roll as community support gathers for the project and its aims.
Edward F. Trefz hails strong showing of Chamber committees led by the Sellers group. Reports from Committee No. 1 through No. 11 reveal active drives, questions about multi memberships, and plans for tomorrow’s outreach.
Best guess places the next bond case in November as the first step toward financing the second instalment of Liberty Loans issued by the Treasury Department.
Washington July 21 The treasury began financing the second liberty loan by offering 300 million dollars in treasury certificates of indebtedness at 5 percent interest. Subscriptions close August 7 with payout November 15, signaling a likely September issue of a total 2 billion dollars.
Chicago endures a prolonged heat wave with the cold front delayed. The weather bureau warned of hotter conditions but cooling relief was forecast for tomorrow as nineteen deaths were linked to the heat.
New York reports twelve deaths and 188 prostrations as a two day heat wave grips the city. The toll mounts by o clock tonight amid high temperatures and humidity affecting residents citywide.
In New York on July 3 the marriage license bureau saw 164 ceremonies with grooms mostly of military age. A total of 294 licenses were issued before deputies led away any man lacking a valid draft registration, lowering expected counts.
Sheriff Roberts rounds up thirty four men at Gallup on orders from the County Council of Defense to place them aboard an eastbound train as part of wartime relocation measures.
In Gallup New Mexico on July 31 thirty four men said to be Industrial Workers of the World were deported by Sheriff R L Roberts under the McKinley county defense council. US commissioner W H Kanns was arrested and released after agreeing not to participate in I W W activities. The move followed a miners strike threat and a call to patriotic action.
Thirty four members of the 1. W. W. arrived in Belen after being removed from Gallup aboard a car coupled to a train. They were unsure of their final destination and believed Albuquerque could be next. No guards accompanied them into Belen yard, suggesting they may stay until they decide to move tomorrow.
Federal authorities in California Oregon and Washington with the federal grand jury will begin immediate investigation of activity by the Industrial Workers of the World. Assistant United States District Attorney Caspar A Ornbaum said presidential warrants for alleged German agents working with the I W W have been requested. Reports of crop destruction in California and efforts to hinder industry in Oregon and Washington followed the announcement.
In London on July 31 officers and airmen of the flying corps won prize bounty for the destruction of the Konigsberg in German east Africa. The prize court awarded 1920 pounds with airmen set to receive part for spotting for gunfire from warships Severn and Mersey.
Observers describe a major bombardment described as the war’s most terrific, preceded by an infantry offensive. The report highlights the combined action of British and French forces and emphasizes the scale of the bombardment as a turning event in the campaign.
British and French forces launch a daybreak assault along the Lys to Boesinghe front. Allied troops penetrate German trenches despite heavy resistance, with hand to hand fighting reported near Zeillebeke and Fedoubt. Casualties on both sides are described as light, morale high, and German counterattacks begin.
Weather forecast for Denver Colorado notes a developing pattern for New Mexico. Wednesday will be partly cloudy and Thursday fair with little change in temperatures as the system moves through southwestern regions.
The twenty four hours ending 6 pm yesterday saw a high of 91 and a low of 59 degrees, a 32 degree range, and a 6 pm temperature around 59. Winds were southwest and skies clear.
British troops, resting in shell holes near the German line on Menin road, prepared for a dawn assault after a heavy bombardment. At signal, bayonet charges broke the German positions and forced a retreat from the front trenches.
Wisconsin Senator Robert M La Follette and North Dakota Senator A J Gronna declared support for the pacifist People's council campaign. Telegrams say La Follette urged resistance to war threats and Gronna asserted the constitution remains in force while backing efforts to elect antiwar lawmakers.
The cabinet debates a declaration of war on Germany as Foreign Minister Wang Tah Sieh pushes for immediate action. Leaders urge entente alignment and seek support from the U S Congress British Parliament Russian Duma and French Chamber, denouncing the Veking government as a military oligarchy.
Copenhagen July 31 The semi official Vienna Fremdenblatt says Germany will gladly act on peace overtures arriving through Vienna. The report suggests momentum toward diplomacy with the United States prompted by Vienna.
Albuquerque citizens are urged to support the Chamber of Commerce by taking multiple memberships according to their power. The campaign stresses concentrating all commercial and charitable effort in one body to avoid duplication and ensure ample funds for city growth and duties.
Entrance of United States Into War and Overthrow of Czarism in Russia Too Great Events of Third Year s Bitter Contest. Great Gains Made on Western Front in Mesopotamia and Palestine, Austria and Turkey Want Peace and Internal Dissensions Threatening Kaiser's Rule at Home, Slavic Conditions Improving and It Is Predicted Peace May Come During Fourth Year or So.
The article surveys the widening war horizon as Germany seeks victory through U boats while facing internal divisions and international opposition. It notes American mobilization, total pledged wealth, and escalating pressure on Allied shipping, with Bethmann Hollweg warning of grave stakes.
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