03 Aug 1915
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Newspaper
Albuquerque Morning Journal
Location
Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1915
Page
1
Four diplomatic notes are in the hands of Secretary of State Lansing. Three come from Great Britain and one from Germany, all concerning neutral rights and the treatment of neutrals in wartime. The notes will be dealt with by the administration in due course.
Three notes from Britain and one from Germany on neutral rights in war are to be published. The British argue a de facto North Sea blockade and rights to stop abnormal commerce, citing U S precedents. The notes defend orders in council while acknowledging diplomatic limits and arbitration options. A German note discusses the sinking of the William P Frye and treaty provisions.
Officials here have gathered material in rebuttal and expect to answer the German note soon. They note Germany may sink merchant ships if compensated and reserve right to enforce a war zone. Predictions on future courses remain uncertain amid similar principles as the Frye incident.
Italian historian Simnor Ferrero in Secolo argues the July Potsdam decision to wage universal war roots in public opinion failures and weak leadership. He says postwar order requires humility firmness simplicity and prudent judgment. He honors millions who died defending Europe and liberty.
London reports Count Alexandre Benekendorff, Russian ambassador to Great Britain, defends Russia’s war aims and notes peace is possible only on Russia’s terms. He downplays Russian dissatisfaction with Entente efforts, praising Allied resolve in the Dardanelles and stressing unity with Britain and France.
Governor Mac Donald today appointed Helen M Calkins of Grant county Philip M Sanchez of Mora county and W W Wasson of Chavey county as notaries public in Santa Fe Ave 2.
A morning journal report from Rome via Paris describes Italian sea planes raiding Riva on July 31 and heavy artillery at Rovereto. Alpine troops seized Mount Modetta after hard fighting, and at Montegeibusi in Carso the Italians broke enemy assaults, taking about 150 prisoners including six officers.
General Carranza officially announces that the constitutionalists won a victory at Torreon, following actions near Torreon and Vera Cruz on August 2.
Local police organized evacuation plans as civil government continues during transfer from Slavs to Germans. The report details how authorities maintain order and services while populations move and administrative control shifts under occupying forces.
In Warsaw, French and Belgian consuls ceded duties to the American consul Herno Sota as Russians threaten to abandon the Vistula line. Civic militia to police city and suburbs. prisons emptied to central Russia. three papers suspended. cost of provisions rises.
General Calles confirming plans to bombard Nogales Sonora with aeroplane bombs warns non combatants to leave. He moves HQ toward Santa Cruz and strengthens artillery as 250 Carranza troops under Gen De Leon overrun Imaris killing eight and forcing Villa garrison to retreat.
Massena New York August 2 The third day of the Aluminum Company of America strike passed without further violence. Militia arrested several riot leaders while many strikers returned to work and authorities forecast an early return to normal conditions Sheriff Day said troops could be withdrawn soon A Polish striker Joseph Solanski who was shot in the first clash died tonight in an Ogdensburg hospital.
The destroyer Ericsson built by New York Shipbuilding Company was delivered to the government at Philadelphia navy yard. It measures 360 feet with 17 000 horsepower engines and achieved 29 knots on trial. After commissioning it travels to Newport Rhode Island for further tests.
The steamship Georgian of the American Hawaiian line, which ran aground off Duxbury reef in fog, reached port under her own power. The bow section leaked but the vessel sustained limited damage. Towed clear by the coast guard cutter and two tugs, she had been sailing from New York and strayed twelve miles north of San Francisco before striking the reef.
Secretary McAdoo arrived unexpectedly at the summer White House for a social visit with President Wilson. He said he might discuss treasury matters before departing, amid talk of navy defense and the government's financial condition.
Peter Hay reports President Theodore Roosevelt has no plans to return to the Republican Party and will enroll as a Progressive. He says others may act as they see fit and advises any in the state considering enrollment to join the Progressive ranks. Mrs Roosevelt accompanied him home and remains reportedly well.
Warsaw prepared for evacuation after Russian ministerial statements. German advances threaten Courland Mitau and Riga while rail links eastward may be severed. Western fronts report German gains in Alsace Lorraine and Vosges as French and British actions continue. British submarines sink a German torpedo boat destroyer near the coast and another submarine sails through the Dardanelles to Marmora, hitting targets in Asia Minor.
Ambassadors and Ministers were urged to confer with Secretary Lansing in the next step toward general cooperation with the United States. The exchange aims to shape coordinated efforts and policies with Latin American nations.
The United States plans a confidential conference with ambassadors from Argentina Brazil Chile and ministers from Bolivia Uruguay and Guatemala to seek Pan American cooperation in resolving the Mexican crisis. The informal meeting at the State Department aims to show unity with Central and South American nations and explore peaceful steps without military action.
Morning Journal reports a confrontation between the Commerce Department and State’s Attorney over the Eastland disaster probe. Inspectors Reid and Eckliff, in custody, faced Secretary Redfield as a habeas corpus petition loomed. No bodies recovered. dead tally 839 with 142 missing.
British submarines in the Marmora region fired on targets near Constantinople damaging Turkish shipping and sinking a craft believed to be a gunboat. Another British sub disrupted rail lines and delayed troop and ammunition trains while wrecking a lighter in the Golden Horn.
Berlin reports modest movement with Telau and Mitau (Memel) under German control as troops reach the Narew river near Lomza and press toward Warsaw. The dispatch notes captured officers and men, artillery gains, and continued fighting on multiple fronts against Russian and French forces.
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