10 Aug 1915
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Newspaper
Albuquerque Morning Journal
Location
Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1915
Page
1
President seeks broader Pan American bond and will propose a formal plan soon. He aims to strengthen cooperation among nations in the Americas and coordinate efforts on mutual issues.
Washington reports a push to widen the Monroe Doctrine through Mexican settlement and South American participation. The plan envisions mutual aid, economic ties, and a new merchant marine, with Mexico as the pivotal issue affecting next year’s campaign.
The article notes Cartanga and Mexico City discussions on Zapata notes and a government path. Currana and allies reportedly command three fourths support and could back a Madero style government, while Carranza resists and a coalition cabinet with broad faction support is debated to restore order and set a constitutional election.
Constantinople August 3 45 p m Turkish government announced the battleship Kheyr Ed Din Barbarossa a 9400 ton vessel ex Kurfurst Friedrich Wilhelm was sunk by a submarine of the entente powers Most of the crew were saved The loss leaves Turkey with ships at a ratio of one to ten compared with the enemy The Barbarossa built at Stettin in 1891 and purchased with Torgut Reis from Germany in 1919 was 354 feet long 64 feet beam and 24 feet deep with a crew of about 600 and two submerged 11 inch torpedo tubes
David A. Wasson, magazine writer and newspaper man, died in Colorado Springs after an operation for tubercular meningitis. He came to Colorado in 1911 for his health and previously lived in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, where he ran a newspaper.
Pope Benedict sent a letter to East Prussian Catholics expressing fatherly sympathy for the war horrors caused by Russian invasions and accompanying a large relief fund for victims, according to Overseas News Agency.
United States and Latin American representatives agree most Mexicans weary of war and favor a provisional government formed with moral and diplomatic backing. Conference aims to address generals and governors and press for a peaceful transition, with embargoes on arms to non official factions.
Treasury Secretary McAdoo, after a day at the sub treasury, denies plans to finance a new Mexican government. He notes Lansing talks with South and Central American envoys will resume, while stressing the Mexican issue is handled by the State Department and that financing timing remains uncertain. He met with W. G. Harding of the Federal Reserve Board and others.
General Goethals announces resignation as governor of the Panama canal zone with November 1 as the effective date. He will keep his army commission and depart from Cristobal for Washington after a Newark arrival. His departure follows nearly seven years in Panama and aims to aid national defense planning.
Allied and German forces push in Russia and Poland with Kovno tightening siege lines and Warsaw facing renewed pressure. Praga captured and rail links cut as Russians retreat across the Vistula and Bug while Italian Austrian clashes persist. Prisoner counts are modest with thousands reported in total.
Report of a victory by forces under Sir John French distracts attention from the eastern theater. British forces claim success while Austro-Cernian actions press Slavs in a closely contested front.
London dispatch reports Austro German forces pushing on eastern Poland with Warsaw surrounded by German lines. Praga falls threatened as Grand Duke Nicholas holds at heavy Russian fortresses Kovne and Lomea. The battle around Hooge continues with trench fighting and artillery exchanges. A British submarine commander is praised for sinking the Turkish battleship Kheyred-Din Barberosea.
The British forces report recapture of trenches at Hooge east of Ypres after a bombardment and assault. They extend the front 1,200 yards, capturing three officers and 124 other ranks, plus two machine guns, and destroying a German train at Lange Mariek.
Vienna dispatch reports that Austro Hungarian and German forces crossed the main Warsaw to Lublin road toward Garwolin after the enemy retreated from the Vistula front. Allied troops cleared the Vieprz and Vistula banks near Transored, enabling a push across the Vieprz.
In a northeast and northerly direction reports say Lubarto and Miechow showed enemy traces and prisoners captured by Archduke Joseph Ferdinand's army. 1,600 men and five machine guns seized near the Dniester. Serbian border areas near Zagora and the Dobero Plateau saw artillery exchanges with losses on both sides.
The war office reports heavy fighting across the Kovno sector with German attacks repulsed and enormous enemy losses. Russian artillery and sea air actions, including a Baltic defense against a nine-battleship flotilla, are noted with Russian successes near Kovne and in the Narew region.
At its annual convention in St Paul the federation endorses the Chicago peace conference for September and urges local German American groups to protest shipments of munitions to Europe. President Rey calls for a $1000 fund to aid papal work and Archbishop Ireland as a cardinal candidate. membership rises from 31,000 in 1895 to 132,000.
At the sixty first annual International Typographical union meeting in Los Angeles the delegates urged an honorable lasting peace and praised President Wilson. James M Lynch presented the resolutions and copies were sent to Washington. W A Snyder announced union earnings for the year ending May 31 1915 of 61 155 285. Jerry B R Graham a veteran printer from Salt Lake City is among more than 2000 delegates.
Rome reports Italian troops held Cavallo Pass in Carnia and repelled an Austrian counterattack near Frie kefel. In the Plava zone forces occupied enemy trenches near Zagora and Paljano seizing ammunition and grenades as action on the Carso plateau continued favorably earning praise for rapid fire control. Monfalcone shipyards were struck again with a fresh blaze but extinguished by Italian troops despite continued shelling.
A three day session of the International Immigration Congress opened in San Francisco. Ira B B Cross of the University of California urged a constructive democratic immigration policy. He argued for guiding policies to foster an American race united in peace and war and cautioned that government industry and philanthropy have yet to fully address immigration’s promise and risks.
Chicago August 9 friction grew in the federal commission on industrial relations as it seeks a report after two years of study. Disagreement centered on Rockefeller interests and potential reports, with multiple members producing divergent drafts while some urged open sessions, but the vote kept discussions behind closed doors.
Documents forwarded to Ambassador Page in London present proof that Belgian shipments held at Rotterdam due to a British order are bona fide Belgian production. Exports will be released only after financial settlement through London. Belgian minister agrees to cooperate as American merchants forward many applications for nursery stock and florist supplies.
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