15 Aug 1918
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Newspaper
Albuquerque Morning Journal
Location
Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1918
Page
1
German forces give up lines along the Eve-Mile front north of Albert as Allied operations along the Somme escalate. Authorities foresee ultimate success for American and British campaigns, signaling a turning point in the battle.
German positions between Bray Sur Somme and Etinehem held by Australians face setbacks as French advance through wooded, hilly country from the Somme toward Ribécourt and Lassigny. French and American forces press along the Oise and Vesle fronts with continued gains and enemy resistance.
The 8,500 ton dead weight cargo ship Waton Wan was launched at the Merchante shipbuilding yard in Bristol Pa early today. The vessel is slated for commercial service and reflects ongoing shipbuilding activity in the region.
Denver forecast shows partly cloudy skies Thursday and Friday with possible local thundershowers and warmer conditions. In New Mexico and Arizona, Thursday and Friday stay partly cloudy with a chance of local showers and higher temperatures on Thursday.
A compact weather note reports yesterday with maximum 8 degrees and minimum 61. The temperature at 6 pm stood at 61 with an overall range of 21. East winds and partly cloudy conditions prevailed with slim precipitation noted.
Allies plan a renewed offensive in Picardy after a slowing drive, with General Margh signaling a larger strike against German lines soon. The slowing advance is viewed as a prelude to a broader operation against the foe.
Washington reports Marshal Foch has secured the initiative for the Allies by driving the German front back beyond fifty miles from Paris. General March notes Pershing commands 1,250,000 troops in the First Army. observers expect an all-American push after a period of defensive operations in Aisne and Marne.
Mrs Davison of New York named chairman of the national Woman’s War Work Council drive to raise a 15 million fund for the war effort. Mrs Woodrow Wilson named honorary chairwoman as a NY committee led by Mrs Adams Brown Mrs John D Rockefeller Jr and Mrs Henry P Davison prepares to urge acceptance and support.
William English Walling publicized instructions of the Herald Democratic League as it tours allied countries. The document urges delegates to accept minimum peace terms, defend democracy, and oppose autocracies, warning against pacifist and neutral factions within Europe and labor parties.
Washington August 14 Surgeon General Gorgas announced that for the week ending July 26 the deaths from disease among American troops were at a record low per thousand per year. The military says no prior establishment has matched this health record.
Vorwaerts of Berlin warns that new monarchies in the east are built on quick schemes from the Syrest-Litovek peace. It says German dynastic aims include military domination of Russian border provinces and creation of thrones for German princes.
A TASS meeting will be held at o'clock tonight in the high ethnot auditorium under the county council of defense to discuss a recent slanderous article about New Mexico in the North American Review for August. Several speakers will appear, each allotted five minutes, with a plan for action to be decided and later forwarded to the editor of the HIS RAsine.
The oil industry through the National Petroleum War Service Committee will voluntarily regulate prices and crude oil movement, aiming to avoid direct government control. A. Stedford of Standard Oil New Jersey announced the plan, approved by M. J. Requa of the National Fuel Administration, who warned that if prices fail to stabilize the government may intervene and wipe out premiums.
A Food Administration conference at the headquarters hotel discussed limits on alcohol for women during wartime conservation. Alfred Adams reported seeing women drink three drinks each in rapid succession, prompting concern over sugar intake and potential regulation at liquor dispensaries.
A communication exchange released today shows President Wilson and King George expressing mutual admiration for the high efficiency and unity of Allied naval forces. The messages note strong cooperation between the United States and British navies and their shared commitment to defeating Germany.
In France the French and Humbert forces push, taking the St Claude farm and advancing near Jassigny, while German positions at Plemon t and Canny sur Metz resist. The front shifts back to trench fighting with machine guns dominating and French forces eye nearby plateaus and the Divette valley as German earthworks from 1914 loom.
Geneva Aug 14. General Ludendorff demanded twenty divisions from Germany's allies during the Marne retreat. Austria Hungary initially refused but after threats Vienna sent two divisions to the western front.
Several prominent theatrical figures gathered in New York to honor Anna Held at funeral services. The actress lay in a casket draped with American and French flags, surrounded by flowers, and burial is planned for Paris with her vault interment delayed until after the war.
A call for rapid passage of a revenue bill is pushed by Mando targeting congressmen. The article notes the urgency ahead of the Liberty Loan Drive opening on September 28, as stated by the Secretary of the Treasury.
Secretary McAdoo urged the Ways and Means Committee to adopt an excess profits tax or a treasury plan for wartime revenue. He projected higher yields than earlier proposals, noting possible exceptions for Ford, Standard Oil, and other firms. The aim was to pass the tax before the Fourth Liberty Loan campaign starts September 28.
Captain Fite Morris of the British Royal Flying Corps was killed near Cincinnati when his engine failed after takeoff from the Western Hills Jockey Club grounds during a flight from Indianapolis. He held twenty nine German planes and earned the Belgian Legion of Honor and the Military Cross with one bar for heroism.
In Mexico City on August 14 the government rejected foreign protests over the February 22 oil decree, calling it confiscatory and asserting no foreign government has standing to challenge such measures. The reply was signed by Gen Candido Aguilar, minister of foreign affairs.
Official dispatches from American Consul Poole describe a striking trend in ancient Moscow, exposing unseen social currents and civic movements. The reports sketch a city waking to new ideas, with officials noting shifting public sentiment and emerging power dynamics.
American and Swedish officials report that French and British military and diplomatic staff in Moscow were detained by Bolsheviks. Consuls general Poole and Peele describe arrests of consuls and staff, threats to hold as hostages, and negotiations for safe passage as Lenin and Trotsky potentially reevaluate Moscow leadership amid war declarations and international law concerns.
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