16 Aug 1918
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Newspaper
Albuquerque Morning Journal
Location
Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1918
Page
1
English forces launch short distance advances northwest of Roye and seize two farms near Lassigny as the French push to gain ground.
Gen March and Secretary Baker along with Provost Marshal General Crowder describe the scale of Americas war program. About 3,200,000 Americans to be abroad by June 30. The statement emphasizes logistics and manpower for ongoing military operations.
The Somme Oise front remains active as British and French push to retake ground near Damery Parvillers and Lassigny while Germans fall back north of the Senne. Official counts cite 26 944 prisoners in one week with 34 000 since August. Russia's crisis grows as Moscow is evacuated and Kronstadt hosts Bolshevik leaders. Allied forces move in three sectors including the Caucasus and Sea of Japan to aid anti German efforts.
Washington August 15 President Wilson designates W Pr. Harding of Birmingham Alabama for a third successive term as a member of the Federal Reserve Board in a notable government appointment.
Denver and New Mexico forecast shows partly cloudy conditions Friday with warmth in the south portion. Saturday may bring showers in the north while Arizona remains fair Friday and Saturday with isolated showers possible north portions. Friday night or Saturday will be warmer.
The report notes yesterday’s high temperature around 58 degrees and a low near 8 degrees with a 26 degree range. By 6 pm the temperature was about 10 degrees with southeast winds and clear skies.
Four million American troops expected under arms next summer to crush German forces on the Western Front and in Italy. General March Secretaries Baker and Crowder outline manpower plans to 80 overseas divisions by June and rapid troop movements. Draft calls projected monthly through next year totaling about 4.2 million. 18 year olds to France by June 30 under the new law.
British patrols crossed the Ancre at Authuille and Avelus near Albert after German withdrawal from forward positions. Albert remains strongly held as Amiens endures bombardment with extensive damage to the cathedral and surrounding streets.
The United States and Great Britain lodge protests with Mexico over Carranza oil land decrees that treat foreign oil properties as nationalized. They refuse to meet decree terms and rely on their governments to protect interests as tensions rise in the Mexico situation amid World War I anxieties.
Boston August 15 The government has claimed control of the fall clip of mohair estimated at 3,000,096 pounds. It is produced mainly in the western states. Lewis Penwell head of the wool division of the war industries board said details on price and regulations would likely be announced by September 1.
Rabbits once deemed a curse in Australia and the southwest United States are now a profitable wartime resource. The British board of trade ordered 600 098 crates of skinned rabbits, requiring the slaughter of 24 600 090 rabbits and yielding about 6090 pounds after dressing.
A morning air raid on Frankfort by Allied forces dropped bombs across multiple sites. Reports differ on casualties with twelve killed and several injured, while some accounts mention additional blasts near crowded streets and housing areas.
Washington reports Rovert Fay the convicted saboteur who planted bombs on ships carrying supplies and troops to Morape vad was apprehended in Spain. He faces extradition back to the United States after arrest with several Corian accomplices. Fay previously testified of fighting with the French and asked President Truman to deport him to Germany.
Reported unofficially in London the Franco British forces claim 34 000 German prisoners captured in the current offensive with total 54 000 taken by French and Allied armies in the campaign to date. Evidence cited shows tanks undermining German resistance as prisoners surrender in large numbers. Also noted local political movement: Jean Cerai Pay, noted Pageach minister, with Albert Metin joining a new party in Paris.
A Paris dispatch outlines wartime rationing limits with food scarce. Meat restricted to three days weekly and small gram ceilings on purchases. Bread and pastry cuts, restrictions on wine, alcohol, and fuel, plus phased allowances by age and family size.
An executive proclamation returns about 15 900 acres in New Mexico from the Lincoln National Forest to homestead entry. The land, including some agricultural tracts, becomes subject to entry October 5 and to settlement and other forms of disposition October 16.
The American steamship Frederick Kellogg torpedoed Tuesday evening by a German submarine off Darienget, N J, may be brought into port. Some crewmen remain missing or dead, while others are saved. the Navy department reports the vessel afloat but damaged and under tow or salvage.
Allied forces push from Archangel toward Vologda as American troops land at Vladivostok. British French Japanese and Czech troops move west along the Siberian rail, with peasant support growing for anti German and anti Bolshevik groups. Russia sees Allied troops near Lake Baikal and oil regions, while seed wheat loans are discussed for Kansas Oklahoma Colorado and Texas.
A Zurich era extract from Zukunft quotes Harden urging German rulers to avoid civil strife and unite against the adversary. The dispatch discusses Russia and a critique of British and American soldiers, warning of a storm brewing between regions and condemning governance under bondage.
Washington August 1 General Crowder announced that plans are made to register 13,000,000 additional men under the Selective Service Act when Congress expands the age limits to include men 18 to 45. About 2,600,600 are expected to qualify for full military service as the draft machinery is prepped for rapid action. Registration and questionnaires could begin by September and the first group of 12 to 14 million would be processed by September 5 if the bill passes soon.
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