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Newspaper
Albuquerque Morning Journal
Location
Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1917
Page
1
Russians continue withdrawal as Kustro-German forces press on a broad front. Canadians push to gain ground around Lens despite heavy German fire aiming to defend a key coal center.
War report notes Petain forces hold trenches as Crown Prince campaign stalls in France while Canadians press near Lens. Artillery duels persist from Flanders to the Danube, with Balkan battles unfolding and Russian fronts showing mixed activity amid shifting loyalties.
Adolfo Lopez Malo and Miss Guadalupe Saracho are acquitted of charges of complicity in the alleged attempt on the life of Jesus Acuna former secretary of the interior and opposition leader. Acuna said a May 4 incident near the city outskirts involved five shots fired at him by an unknown man after a chat with Malo. No witnesses or hearers were found.
Tokyo Aug 7 report from Morning Journal says Japanese shipyards expect to launch ninety seven steam ships totaling about 400000 tons by year end 1917. Thirty one merchant vessels amounting to 108755 tons over 500 tons each were completed by June 30 at various yards. An additional sixty six ships totaling 297644 tons over 5640 tons each will be finished before year end.
More than fifty captives taken during the day including chief agitators of one organization. Police press and public officials report continued pursuit of alleged draft resisters across the city as authorities vow to enforce anti draft laws and maintain order.
Oklahoma City Aug 7. More than fifty draft resisters are arrested in Hughes Seminole and Pontotoc counties as 200 objectors face preliminary hearings before US Commissioner R N McMillen. Roy Crane of Oak Grove and John Bernhart of Wewoka are named organizers the government will seek the death penalty for.
Veteran U.S. Marines who served in Haiti and now with the expeditionary force in France used their Haitian French background to pick up the Parisian tongue. The language link helped them adapt to the front and communicate effectively in the new theater.
Globe Arizona August 7 The Old Dominion mine will restart at 7 00 am with a reduced scale operation while the big concentrator should come online later this week General Manager P G Beckett announced Nearly 200 more workers reported for duty than the previous day as security and mine guards patrolled Broad Street to prevent possible I W W threats Officials said returning workers include many from the International Union of Mine Mill and Smelter Workers but no I W W members entered the plant
The latest official figure places the U S Army at 720000 men as the first selective draft increase completes. An additional 687000 men would follow to reach the present list if the expansion continues.
Washington Aug 7 The War Department outlines mobilization plans for the selective draft war army noting 14 thousand officers and 414% men in federal service plus about 190 thousand war volunteers since April 1. Officials say a surplus of 150000 or more men is likely when the first national army increment is assembled and that drafted men may be held in a recruit reservoir with increments summoned as needed.
The Senate finally agreed to vote on the food control bill today with little opposition expected as the measure awaits a test of passage after prior approval in the lower house.
Washington August seventh. The senate agreed to vote tomorrow on the conference report of the food control bill after another day of debate. Both sides expect overwhelming support, with President Wilson likely to sign Friday once both houses approve and officers sign the final draft.
President Wilson pressed the federal trade commission to speed war price investigations into costs of production for key materials like coal steel iron petroleum and copper. A central purchasing committee will align American and Allied war buys while keeping general prices down without new legislation, with reports due in weeks.
Denver reports for New Mexico predict a Wednesday fair day followed by a Thursday turn to cloudy skies with cooler air in the eastern portion of the state.
The period shows a high of 94 degrees and a low of 50 with a 24 hour range. At 6 P.M. the temperature was 84 degrees with an east wind and clear skies.
New York Senator attacks delays in enacting the food bill as breaking faith with the people and cites the $14 to $17 billion war expenditures as a clouded issue. He urges executive legislative cooperation and public disclosure while lamenting congressional obstruction and partisan bickering. Senators Williams and Wadsworth denounce anti administration groups and warn against political fatigue.
G W W Hanger of the federal board of mediation left Chicago for San Francisco after mediation between Rock Island and 2800 telegraphers. Arising issues on eight hour day Sunday vacation pay and wage increases were to be arbitrated within a month. Similar demands were noted on the Burlington and St Paul lines.
A telegram from the State Federation of Labor to Governor Campbell asks protection for a convention delegation to Bisbee to investigate the July 12 deportation of I W W workers. The governor telegrammed Bisbee's mayor and Cochise County Sheriff Wheeler asking entry and inquiry access.
Former president William H Taft is reported improved after last night illness in Clay Center Kansas doctors say recovery uncertain for resuming Lincoln Nebraska speaking schedule tomorrow stomach trouble caused episode Taft spoke yesterday before falling ill
Special correspondence from Columbus New Mexico reports a migrant camp of about 1000 men deported from Bisbee Arizona under I W W leadership. The piece warns of imminent trouble if federal aid dwindles and describes W B Cleary and others as leaders shaping the group toward dictatorship and potential violence.
In Chicago a school board defeated 7 to 3 a plan to remove a page titled The Kaiser in the Making from 196 000 spelling books. A motion to report to federal authorities against parents who refused removal failed. The board did approve eliminating forty pages including the offending page from 70 400 spellers. The board is run by Mayor Thompson appointees amid legal questions raised by former board officers.
Liberia has declared war on Germany and severed diplomatic relations, enabling actions against German merchants accused of unneutral activities. The United States was advised of the tiny republic's move.
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