Submarine Loge Effectiveness and Allied Progress
British naval expert notes world tonnage stays even with sinkings and near parity. He predicts tonnage will soon surpass enemy losses as submarine effectiveness rises and OMIPS are built.
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Newspaper
Albuquerque Morning Journal
Location
Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1917
Page
1
American Navy Proves Worth In Patrol Duty
European naval expert Arthur Pollen credits Allied and American efforts with halting net tonnage losses. He cites British admiralty changes, U S Navy cooperation, and the impact of American destroyers in the war at sea. Pollen praises Secretary Daniels and the council of war aiding naval efficiency. He notes North Sea raids are rare but not unheard of.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Dee
Arthur Pollen
Europe
United States
Associated Press
Pollen
Admiralty
Whitehall
America
Sims
Mayo
Benson
Daniels
Navy
West Virginia Sunday scholars donate Christmas candy for relief
In Wheeling on December 14, Sunday school scholars across West Virginia will forgo Christmas candy and send the saved money to the American Committee for Armenian and Syrian Relief in New York City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wheeling
W. Va
West Virginia
American Committee For Armenian and Syrian Relief
New York City
Directors defer B&O dividends awaiting clearer railroad outlook
New York Pec 1 1% directors of the Baltimore and Ohio railroad postponed action for one month on both common and preferred dividends. No reason given but likely due to ongoing uncertainties in the railroad situation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Pec
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Germany makes enormous forge against British and French army
Kaiser arms Germany with 154 divisions opposing Haig and Petain near the peak of last July, marking a substantial build up as German forces challenge Allied lines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
Kaiser
Haig and
Petain
Peace proposal from Teutons expected on Western Front
Official dispatches report German withdrawals from Russia and a strengthened Franco British front with 154 divisions, near the July peak, as drafts from younger reservists replenish losses. The Kaiser aims to match Allied strength in France despite enemy superiority in numbers, signaling a possible fresh peace bid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russia
France
Wis
Itmly
Woolen uniforms rushed to training camps as health measures reviewed
Secretary Baker said woolen uniforms for all troops are at camps or en route. He described steps after Surgeon General Gorgas reports, with most medical recommendations already complied with. One remaining proposal seeks two weeks of observation for new drafts to curb epidemic diseases before joining units. Conditions at Camp Devens Camp Upton and Camp Meade were reported satisfactory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Momning Journal
Washington
Baker
War Department
Jorgas
Medical Department
Gorgas
National Guard
Paker
Camp Devens
Mass
Camp Upton
New York
Camp Meade
Maryland
National Army Division
FIERCE ITALY FIGHTS PERSIST AS AUSTRO GERMAN OFFENSIVE CONTINUES
Austro German forces renew strong effort to pierce Italian lines near Venetia around Fassano and Monta Ascolone. Italians repel several attacks as reinforcements arrive. More than a thousand Italians reportedly taken prisoner during Tuesday actions. Along the Piave front heavy fighting continues with a ford and pontoon bridge crossing repelled. Meanwhile artillery duels increase on Champagne and near the Swiss border and British shipping losses decline. A French cruiser Chateau Renault sunk by a submarine with ten crew lost. London area air raid casualties total ten dead and seventy wounded. The Spanish steamer Novembre torpedoed by a German submarine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Venetia
Fassano
Monta Ascolone
Ixround
Piave
Champagne
Mediterranean
Chateau Renault
London
Essex
Kent
Capital
Teutonie
Navy War Preparation Under Fire Ends With Praise
Secretary Daniels describes expanding the fleet to hundreds of ships including dreadnoughts and destroyers, with 424 ships in progress and 350 submarine chasers. He highlights crew training on merchant ships, wartime logistics, and cooperation with Allied personnel, while defending actions to Admiral Sims and the Navy's handling of rapid needs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
PY Morning Journal
Washington
Daniels
Navy
Navy Supply Department
McGowan
House
Britten
Illinois
Department
Sims
Austro German Forces Forge Drives Against Italians
Enemy columns cross the Sile River and reach water’s edge but are repelled and held there by Italian defense. Reports describe furious counterattacks and firm Italian resistance delaying further advances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austro-Germang
Sile River
Water's Edge
Desperate Fighting on Northern Front in Italy
Severe combat rages in the northern mountain region and along the lower Piave. Italian forces repulse multiple crossing attempts at the Sile above the river mouth, while heavy pressure concentrates on San Lorenzo heights and the Brenta sector as both sides fight for the crucial line to the plains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morning Journal
Leesen
Aly
Dee
Associated Press
Lower
Piave
Sile
Old Piave
San Lorenzo
Bassano
Brenta
Still Bent on Deviltry in Chicago Sa botage Propaganda
Chicago officials report I W W sabotage propaganda persists amid a raid on the local I W W headquarters. Special Assistant District Attorney Nebeker says the raid aimed to locate any indicted I W W members still at large and assess ongoing criminal activity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
OW. W
Chicago
Industrial Workers of the World
Nebeker
Daniels Outlines Navy Activities to Congressmen
Exigencies of war have been met by the department with all available means as a rapid building program is pushed. The statement details current naval expansion and supply efforts to support wartime demands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daniels
NAVY
Weather Forecast For New Mexico In Denver Report
Denver color ado reports for New Mexico indicate Thursday and Friday will see little temperature change with generally steady conditions. The brief forecast notes minimal variation in high and low temperatures across the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Colo
New Mexico
Weather summary from yesterday’s conditions
Local weather report notes maximum 62 degrees and minimum 16 with a 40 degree reading at 6 pm. A 46 degree daily range is recorded and the wind comes from the south with clear skies.
U Boats Still Take Heavy Toll on Merchant Vessels
London reports the Admiralty statement shows fourteen merchant ships over 1600 tons and three smaller ones sunk by mines or submarines in the last week, plus one fishing vessel. Losses this week are slightly lower than the prior week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morning Journal Special
London
Admiralty
French shipping losses minimal a week to December 15
Paris reports that week ending December 15 saw very light mining and submarine losses. Only one vessel under 1600 tons was sunk, none over 1600 tons. One ship was attacked but escaped and no fishing craft were sunk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Shipping Board Holds Probe Welcome Ahead of Senate Inquiry
Washington reports a data mass on ship building prepared for the senate commerce committee investigation. Senator Fletcher says a thorough inquiry will show the program faces no severe entanglements, with Mr Hurley likely to testify Friday as the first witness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morning Journal
Recral Leaseo
Washington
Senate Commerce Committee
Fletcher
Hurley
The
Shipping Board
Wilson
Congress
Newark Bay
Submarine Boat Corporation
Charles R. Page
Merchants Ordered to Follow Navy in Convoy Duties
Washington reports that merchant ship captains must operate under naval convoy command and obey naval officers during wartime. The Commerce Department warned noncompliance could revoke licenses and stressed discipline and sobriety on crews as the navy assumes control of transports and other critical vessels. The issue will be examined during upcoming Senate investigations into the Shipping Board and military service extensions for army ships.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morning Journal
Washington
Department of Commerce
Navy
Beamen
Shipping Board
Army
Senate
Senate Military Committee
Sharpe
Also Mentioned on This Page
Atlantic
Great Britain
Italy
Teutons
Western Front
Hindenburg
Mr. Daniels
House Naval Committee
D Dniels
Navy Department
Sma
Perce
Admiral Sims
Bureau of Operations
Bureau
Brit
Britton
Prenche
Onipping Board
Son
Cody
Lye
Boy
Montrose
J. Hi. Bush
John ©. Bush
Ira
Bush
U. S. Navy
J. Q. Allen
Allen
Johnny
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