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Newspaper
Albuquerque Morning Journal
Location
Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1917
Page
1
Secretary Daniels writes to the President of the Navy League chapter suggesting resignation after a false charge against labor was declared unfounded. The missive urges accountability amid Navy League controversy.
Washington reports a Navy league statement alleging labor influence hampered the Mare Island powder magazine blast inquiry that killed five and injured thirty one. Secretary Daniels rebutted with a letter to Robert M Thompson, asserting officials are conducting a full, uncensored probe with ample funds.
The bishop of Oxford told a conference of clergymen that militarism is waning as democratic feeling grows. He distinguished German people from their government and urged Germans to feel fair treatment among nations.
London August 14 A joint meeting of the National Labour Party executive committee and the Trades Union Congress parliamentary committee endorsed Arthur Henderson secretary for the Labour Party who resigned from the war cabinet over Stockholm conference. Delegates including Henderson were appointed to attend the Stockholm conference and to urge the government to withdraw the passport ban on Stockholm delegates.
Arizona Governor Campbell, after awaiting Attorney General Jones’s return from Bisbee where he investigated a deportation case, departs for Tucson to attend a board of university regents meeting. He will not comment further until receiving the attorney general’s report.
Viscount Ishii head of Mikado’s mission to America delivers a notable speech on national politics stressing a common responsibility to safeguard the Pacific. He speaks about alliance interests, the security burden, and the need for mutual understanding between the two nations amid growing global tensions.
Viscount Ishii declares harmony between Japan and the United States as he addresses six hundred guests at a Pacific port banquet. He urges continued cooperation to guard the Pacific, promote open industry, and build a postwar world of peace with allied strength.
Patrick J. Farrally an immigration inspector at Angel Island was named a government decoy in a plot to free German prisoners at Port McDowell. Federal officers arrested DPD J Kfarnedy shoe dealers and H De Lacey linked to the leader of the plot. They face charges of conspiring to liberate Frank Bopp former German consul general and aides. The scheme was devised by U S District Attorney John W Preston.
The log of Douglas M Harris the wireless operator of the British trawler Floand sunk in the Adriatic during Austrian cruiser attacks on mine drifters is on display at the national war museum. Harris kept sending messages until killed by shrapnel as shells riddled the vessel.
Denver weather report from April 14 notes Wednesday and Thursday will be partly cloudy with little temperature change.
Local weather report shows maximum 84, minimum 69, and range 15. Temperature at 6 pm was 79 with a southwest wind and partly cloudy skies.
Long known by allies that Teutons are eager to end the war with a restoration of the status quo ante. Observers say the peage proposal is not seriously regarded from any viewpoint.
London reports an Allied official rejects Vatican peace terms as a German style restoration of the status quo. The note from Vatican is seen as a trial move, with Whitehall saying no formal reply needed though informal responses are expected in coming days from allied statesmen.
Chicago board of trade directors voted to suspend all wheat futures trading after August 25 1917 in response to Herbert Hoover food administration notices that the government would buy wheat at interior terminals starting September 1 1917 to stabilize prices. They called it patriotic duty to comply with the suggestion.
London workers report 2,850 solicitors and 1,470 articled clerks serving with the colors. So far 551 appear in the casualty list and 17 have decorations for distinguished service.
London reports China officially declares war on Germany and Austria-Hungary. The cabinet decision was made August 2 and approved by acting president Feng Kwo-chang. China becomes the seventeenth nation to join the Entente against the Central Powers.
London reports German occupation of Belgium has cost over 1.6 billion in so called war contributions and destruction. Belgian government and charities have given more than 256.6 million to feed the population over three years. Indirect losses from stalled industry and constant requisitions push total damage above 2 billion, per the American committee of engineers.
General Francisco Murguia, commander at Chihuahua City, will move to Morelos to fight Zapata followers. His brother Jose Carlos Murguia and Chihuahua Governor Arnulfo Gonzales will accompany him. Cesario Castro named commander at Chihuahua City. Change tied to pro German stance and recent visits by German officials.
Denver Aug 14 The Colorado Fuel & Iron conflict before the state industrial commission centers on the miners union grievances and the Welborn reply. The panel asked Pueblo court to issue subpoenas to compel labor leaders to appear and present their side of the case.
London August 14 reports of British casualties for the first two weeks of August total 21 722. The figures show killed and died of wounds 223 officers and 4 224 others while wounded or missing include 1 822 officers and 25 254 men. The aggregate is 21 722.
Halt Lake City August 14. To take the place of Frank H. Little crippled by lynching, Grover Perry head of 6 600 LW. W. Mine Workers with headquarters in Salt Lake City has left for Butte, police say. Recruitment for the W. W. continues with zeal.
Adjutant General Harris filed a libel suit in superior court against the Arizona Publishing company publisher of The Arizona Republican seeking $16,000. The action concerns a July 29 article reporting Governor Campbell’s demand for his resignation.
Fear is expressed that socialists and pacifists will seize on proposals to create sentiment for conference with the enemy and that Germans would disrupt the alliance by playing one nation against another. President Wilson is believed to have stated positions of England France Italy and the administration in notes and speeches.
The pope urges Belgium Serbia Romania restoration and peaceful settlement of Alsace Lorraine Trent Trieste and Poland. He calls no indemnities except in special cases and proposes German colonies returned with seas freedom and a world court. China joins war against Germany and Austria Hungary.
U S and Allied diplomats weigh the Vatican offer as Germany’s partners push for a round table peace. Officials acknowledge a careful reply is needed while Spain and Switzerland handle informal channels. The pope’s terms echo President Wilson on arms reduction and national self determination, sparking potential embarrassments for pacifist critics.
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