16 Aug 1915
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Newspaper
Albuquerque Morning Journal
Location
Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1915
Page
1
State Fair partygoers enjoy themselves after a hard week as booster activities wind down. A convoy pushes an automobile two miles through sand near Carrizozo, drawing attention to ongoing desert endurance events and local festivities.
The statewide fair promotion team reports progress in Otero Chaves Lincoln and other counties. County officials pledged funds for exhibits while local boosters accompanied the delegation from Alamogordo to Carrizozo Roswell and Alamogordo. The party faced rough terrain by automobile and toured the New Mexico School for the Blind in Albuquerque observing student crafts music and industrial work.
London dispatch notes Balkan tensions may reach a crisis within a day. Romania’s King Charles calls a cabinet meeting in Bucharest with party leaders and key deputies. Serbia to reconvene at Nish to hear Patchitch on Bulgarian talks. Greece may topple its cabinet as Venizelos backers grow. Austria readies troops on the Danube amid German calls for an Aegean advance.
The Times correspondent from Petrograd reports Archduke Charles Stephen of Austria will be crowned King of Poland in Warsaw Cathedral. A proclamation naming the new king on the authority of Germany and Austria is expected to follow shortly.
Two Industrial Commission agents report on an investigation into the strike at the Standard Oil plant in Bayonne. Walsh criticizes Rockefeller for not yielding to demands and taking a firm position on the dispute.
The United States commission on industrial relations released findings on the July 1915 Bayonne strike against Standard Oil of New Jersey. The report accuses the company of low wages, anti union policies, and using Sheriff Kinkead to break strikes, while noting a wage increase after workers returned.
A report links police action with strikebreakers arriving from New York City on July 21 to Bayonne fueling a riot on July 20 and prompting local officials to request deputies from Sheriff Kinkead.
In St Louis a strike by 1500 transfer company teamsters and chauffeurs ends after Father Timothy Dempsey mediates. Workers win a fifty cent weekly wage increase and about one hour shorter day with improved conditions, lowering annual costs to about 60,000. Members will return to work tomorrow.
An official war office statement from London reports Russian troops retreating along the Hud front after a brief stand. The withdrawal comes as Allied German forces push along the line setting back Soviet positions. Meanwhile in El Paso a Swift & Co warehouse burned completely causing about $25,000 in losses with no injuries.
In Boston Aug 14 a mob attacked Hamburg American liners Amerika and Cincinnati as 1900 reservists and friends gathered for departure aboard the Canopie. Police used revolvers to control the crowd after stoning the docks and port holes. Ten arrests made as the ship sailed near midnight with 1430 reservists aboard.
Reports from the eastern front describe German forces pushing Russia in northwest Russia and Poland while Russians claim resistance elsewhere. In France and the Balkans, isolated clashes occur with bombardments and small-scale offensives. On the Austro Italian front no decisive gains are recorded as Russian reserves and Ottoman forces shift engagements. The Muscovite defense falters as German offensives resume and capture thousands of troops.
The U S state department released the American reply denying Austria Hungary's claim that U S exports of war munitions to belligerents violated neutrality. The note argues neutrality requires access to arms markets and cites Boer War and prior Teutonic practice, stressing consistency with international law and future wartime needs. The full text outlines why the United States rejects the proposed embargo and maintains unrestricted trade in arms with neutrals.
The Nish Serbia statement says Belgrade was bombarded by large caliber howitzers with no loss of life. Fires started in Zemlin and panic in Hanscova after Allied shelling. Reports say German Austrian mobilization along the Serbian frontier ranges 206000 to 400000 men. Belgrade has been contested since 1914 with recapture and campaigns shaping the frontier.
Reports from London quote German forces under General von Buelow renewing the westward push near the Dvina river front. They claim victory near Kubisko with 2000 Russian prisoners, while Russians retreat from Kovno and Brest Litovsk areas. Balkan fronts show limited activity as Serbs bombard Semlin Panseova with rumors of future Austro German offensives.
Berlin reports gains across fronts as Field Marshal von Hindenburg's troops press toward border areas. Germans claim multiple prisoner captures, continued advances near Narew and Miedzyrace, and breaking enemy positions north of Losyee amid a broader push by several army groups.
Paris reports a quiet front with artillery activity interrupting enemy bombardment at Cour in the Argonne sector. The communication notes the day’s overall calm with no major offensive actions recorded, aside from shelling exchanges affecting the Cour area.
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