12 Aug 1918
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Newspaper
Albuquerque Morning Journal
Location
Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1918
Page
1
Attorney General states that 36000 prisoners were captured in Picardy including 1000 officers. Von Beanstore and Bolo Pash were entertained at the home of Hearst newspaper publisher on several occasions, according to the attorney general.
New York state attorney general alleges affidavits show Count von Bernstorff and Holo Pasha visited the Hearst apartment at 137 Riverside Drive during 1916, with Hearst denying the claim as false. Witnesses claim lunches, dinners, theater outings, and elevator rides connected to the visits.
Denver and Cole report shows New Mexico with 4 percent chance of rain. Monday and Tuesday will be cloudy with occasional showers and warmer Tuesday. Arizona is generally fair and warmer on Monday and Tuesday.
Local conditions show a maximum of 82 degrees and a minimum of 57. The 6 pm temperature was 78 with a south wind and clear skies and a trace of rain recorded during the period.
American and British units deploy Whippet Caterpillar tanks north of the Somme to disrupt German positions. Reports say armored support helps push back enemy machine gun nests, inflicting heavy casualties on German defenders amid ongoing trench warfare.
Allied troops press toward the upper Somme as German rear guards withdraw in disorder. British and American units report gains past Chaulnes and Roye with tanks breaking strong positions and prisoners, including regimental and battalion commanders, arriving at collection points amid hardships.
Paris reports heavy fighting along the Chaulnes to Noyon front. German reserves pour in as the defense stiffens from Noyon to Chaulnes while British forces under Rawlinson press the line against von der Marwitz. Counterattacks west of Noyon grow fierce and stubborn defense aims to hold the town at all costs.
Sir George Adam Smith reports after a 74 900 mile speaking tour that Americans are fully aroused and enlisted in the war. He notes strong support across the country including German areas and praises the universal moral aims shared with Britain while revealing gaps in understanding of Britain’s war effort.
In southern Chile two large shipbuilding plants are being erected and will be ready by September. Wooden vessel construction starts immediately. The first 3,000 ton ship is scheduled to launch in March 1919, with another of similar size launching soon after.
Paris reports Allied offensive in Picardy has taken 6000 prisoners including over 1000 officers. More than 600 guns captured as German resistance centers around Noyon. Allies advance toward Nevon Ham road while Germans rush reserves to cover Roye Nevon line. Eleven divisions identified among prisoners as air raids destroy bridges between Porante and Man.
Exchange Telegraph from Copenhagen says Russian Bolshevik movement is rapidly shrinking as counter revolutionary actions spread in unoccupied areas. Isvestia quotes revolts overthrowing Bolshevik soviets in several locales and Menshevik Moderates forming new councils. famed Bolshevik leader Ossinsky killed in Kagan.
The article previews Senate debate on the wartime revenue bill likely to reach $824 billion, detailing the five stage process from House passage to White House signature. It notes conference committee work, potential filibuster risk, and the aim for equitable burden sharing across wealth groups. The piece frames taxation as central to government stability and war financing.
Allied forces press along the Picardy front as German defense stiffens. Reports say retreats are covered rather than ended with fires visible behind lines. French American British advances widen near Roye Compiegne and Conny Sur Matz while air combat and bridge destruction continue.
El Paso reports a Mexican exile, General Terrazas, once cattle king of the Madero Villa era. His vast holdings near Chihuahua and the Rio Grande were confiscated during the revolution, forcing him to the U.S. border with a large family and guards. He now works a modest life, riding to an office in an old car and shopping at a corner store.
A wartime piece notes British soldiers rarely complain in danger, calling grousing an unwritten rule. It argues fatigue and duties test morale, yet action and distraction sustain troops on the front, with morale low only when the battle mood wanes.
Governor W. indus today ordered the release and deportation of three aliens held on indeterminate terms in Hernando county. Antonio Fuentes, sentenced May 1946 to four to five years, Tomas de la Kowa, sentenced Oct 1916 to two to three years, and another man released August 1 will be sent to Immigration Agents for deportation to Mexico after review in Albuquerque.
The German railway control board has approved construction of a fourth direct line linking Berlin and Vienna, expanding the main east west corridor. This move signals enhanced rail capacity and faster service between the two capitals.
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