21 Aug 1916
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Newspaper
Albuquerque Morning Journal
Location
Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1916
Page
1
Two battalions stage a dramatic action in the Somme amid a freak August mix of storm and sun. The fighting lasts twenty four hours with sensational exchanges reported in the field.
Associated Press reports a fierce, rain soaked assault from the Ancre to the Somme. British artillery and new tactics breached dugout defenses, trapping about 2000 Germans in a network near Leipsic redoubt and forcing mass surrenders including officers and troops from the Twenty-ninth Prussian regiment.
Fragmented weather report notes possible thunder showers and warmer conditions. Forecaster expects cooler western portions with warmer east portion and a high near today’s readings. data appears unreliable and dates unclear.
Grave fears are reported for the safety of workers on a large ranch near Corpus Christi as the death list from the Gulf Storm grows beyond early estimates. Rescue teams and authorities struggle to verify casualties amid widespread damage.
British troops push through waterlogged shell craters as artillery bombards Longueval Guillemont and Delville Wood. German reinforcements and counterattacks are repelled by curtain fire, with Guillemont nearing a pincers effect and Maurepas celebrated by the British as a hard won French village.
The International Institute of Agriculture reports harvests nearly complete in Europe. The 1916 world wheat supply may fall about 25 percent from 1915, though 1915 was bumper. North America, Britain, Russia and Scandinavia lead harvests. Barley to fall 20 percent, oats 22 percent versus 1915.
Jt Cardiff Wales The tinplate industry is to undergo a revolutionary change with a new method of tinning and preparing plates for tinplate. The McHingriffith Tinplate Works in South Wales reports the process removes white pickling and handles, washes, turns, cleans and piles plates by machinery. The new method allegedly doubles production compared with the ordinary process.
A grand bar beque celebrated the completion of a new Roosevelt county creamery in Portales. Elaborate preparations filled the event as the Clovis ladies band provided music. Autos ferried visitors from miles around to tour the valley while crowds from Clovis and Texico joined the celebration.
A tropical storm battered Alice Texas killing at least three people and injuring many. Aransas Pass and Rockport suffered heavy damage as Corpus Christi faced widespread wreckage with power outages and extensive property losses estimated around 500000 dollars.
Associated Press from Amsterdam reports Holland will establish a leper colony due to disease threat from colonial traffic. An estimated thirty to forty sufferers are in the country. The plan places a Salvation Army unit in charge, drawing on its experience in the Netherlands East Indies, with the Veluwe site between Epe and Heerde identified for the facility.
In Clovis New Mexico Aug 24 the hearing for S C Pandolfo organizer of the Pan by who was arrested at Carrizozo Sheriff Moye is postponed to Aug 21 at Pandolfo request. He faces a serious offense linked to a July 19 Elks auditorium meeting in this city. Pandolfo sued the Clovis Journal for 16000 and Clovis National Bank for 25000 in damages over the same meeting. costs not filed.
German navy ships surface in the North Sea and carry out deadly actions against multiple English vessels. The encounter shifts tension as British and allied forces monitor the aggression and prepare defenses.
Reports state French forces take a fortified position near Guillemont and Maurepas while in Verdun Germans counterattack to recover Fleury. British say trenches north of Pasen tine Le Petit are partly held and Kovel drive gains momentum on the eastern coast. Russians push across the Stekhod and seize heights toward Koevel as Carpathian fighting worsens. The Saloniki front shows growing行动 with small gains but no major breakthrough yet.
The British report a noon attack by German forces on a new front about half a mile from the western edge of H worth woods. They say Germans advanced at some points but were driven back by infantry and artillery fire.
Telegraph report from Athens via Havas notes Greek troops fell back around Florina as Bulgarian forces advanced. It states German and Bulgarian ministers promise protection of occupied population and restoration of property after the war.
New York Aus 20 reports a substantial decrease in infantile paralysis deaths and new cases. Health authorities grow confident the epidemic is waning with 20 deaths today and 10 percent of cases in hospitals, bringing totals to 1 767 deaths and 7 114 cases overall.
In Paso, Texas, August winds and heavy rain battered a large wooden mess hall in the Thirty-second Michigan infantry camp near El Paso. Several soldiers were bruised as the electrical storm made the night uncomfortable and torrents flooded streets delaying streetcar service.
Violent fighting on the Verdun front ends with German forces driven back by French troops. The clash near Fleury saw severe losses on both sides as artillery and infantry exchanges intensified. French units held ground and repelled the assault with determined counterfire.
Morning Journal reports continued fighting on the Verdun front with German forces attempting to capture Fleury but repulsed with severe losses. British vessels face submarine sinkings as Bulgarians advance toward Kavala and seize two Greek forts amid new engagements.
At Niagara Falls August meeting American single tax advocates replace the Joseph Fels fund with an international Fels fund commission headquartered in New York City Mrs Fels of Philadelphia to head a planning committee The movement aims to widen campaigning across states with California and Pennsylvania political activity noted Griffes reports California taxers will push a constitutional amendment in November MacAuley and Ceis of Philadelphia say a full slate is running in Pennsylvania
In Clenfuecos a political riot between supporters of Santigobias and mayoral candidate Juan Florencio Cabrera left one man dead and several wounded early today. Shots were fired and knives used. one man was arrested.
An official Admiralty notice says two Whitish Hecht cruisers Nottingham and Falmouth were sunk in the North Sea on Saturday while searching for the German high seas fleet. One British submarine was destroyed and another rammed and possibly sunk. All officers and most crew of the Nottingham survived. Falmouth crew saved with one leading stoker Normandy dead. The German claim of a sunk British destroyer and damaged battleship is denied. A German squadron with large cruisers and two Zeppelins was sighted near White Tank, heading northwest.
Los Angeles reports Charley Hughes spent a rest day touring Pasadena Long Beach and the Los Angeles Museum after arriving from San Francisco. He held informal receptions at hotels and greeted crowds while Governor Johnson stayed in his room amid local Republican divisions.
President Wilson defends arbitration in response to George Pope and leaders of the railroads and unions during a week of conferences. He argues eight hour day proposals strengthen arbitration while noting no current means to secure it, and urges new methods to prevent future disputes. Western railroad presidents await arrival for continued talks to avert or declare a national strike.
Berlin reports the admiralty says a German submarine sunk a small cruiser and a battleship off the British east coast on August 19. The submarine also torpedoed and damaged another small cruiser and battleship, with additional enemy vessels struck.
Paris reports Bulgarian troops advancing toward the Greek seaport Kavala. They have seized two Greek forts as new engagements unfold along the front.
The war office reports a temporary drop in violence at the Battle of Isonzo with no major developments. In the Astico valley our batteries answered enemy fire, while on the Asiago plateau small attacks were repulsed and prisoners taken near Cilobna and south of Cantelletto.
At Nace Arizona Auk 29 a skirmish occurred along the border when patrolling forces from the District of Columbia militia and a Mexican party exchanged fire after Mexicans attempted to cross. One Mexican was wounded in the volley that followed. no American casualties reported.
Conferences in Washington press for a decisive outcome as tense talks continue in the capital. Officials suggest developments could emerge in the next few days shaping whether the country will strike.
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