25 Dec 1917
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Newspaper
Albuquerque Morning Journal
Location
Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Dec 25, 1917
Page
1
A letter from miners and soldiers calls for extending prohibition to all wartime work. The missive argues intoxicants hinder productivity and loyalty to the war effort, urging authorities to enforce stricter temperance measures.
Theodore Roosevelt endorses wartime prohibition not only for soldiers but for civilians in railroads factories mines and shipyards. He cites his sons in France and urges the temperance board to stop liquor waste of food and strength during the war hours.
Phoenix December 24 Governor Campbell announced at noon he would turn over the office of governor to George W P Hunt at 10 o clock Christmas morning Hunt approved the plan. The transfer will be transmitted without ceremony. Both men took the oath of office last January.
Oklahoma City Dec 24 common carriers may not ship wines into Oklahoma for sacramental purposes district judge Clark rules denying writ to compel Santa Fe to deliver wine. He holds forcing railroads to accept such shipments would breach the prohibitory law with no church-use exception.
In Chattanooga on December 24 Baroness Zellner charged with espionage was held without bail by the federal grand jury. Almost simultaneously Victor Reutner, summoned by the district attorney because his wife lived at Zollner’s address, dropped dead in Knoxville.
Following Wilson’s war time precedent Governor Gunter cancels the New Year reception in Colorado as is traditional for state leaders. The decision reflects wartime social restrictions and echoes national practices.
A streetcar derailed at speed after the motorman lost control, causing a death and hundreds of injuries. The 14 passenger car surged down the decline, leaving the trolley wire and the vehicle careening along the track.
A Knox ville Street car ran away on a tunnel grade in Pittsburgh, leaving the rails and tearing the roof off. The wreck, which stretched nearly a mile, sent passengers into a mass on the sidewalk and into a confectionery shop, with fourteen dead and many injured, including women and a child.
Washington reports the Shipping Board estimates five million dead weight tons as America 1918 output shipping. The 8,246,308 ton program is 18.2 percent complete with labor shifts planned to accelerate. Builders’ reports show wooden ships partly under way while steel and composite ships lag behind.
Grand Junction Colo Dec 24 Y . (. Talbert vice president of the Grand Valley National bank died today from a self inflicted throat wound after leaping from bed in delirium He had been ill a week Came here from Victor Colo twelve years ago The bank he served is reported to be in excellent condition
Rifles revolvers and cartridges were hidden under cargo of hides believed destined for W W age. The vessel now sits at a Pacific port. Authorities scrutinize the shipment amid a broader probe into illicit arms traffic tied to Bolshevik networks.
Federal officials recovered hundreds of rifles ammunition and revolvers buried in the Shilka a Russian freighter with Bolshevik crew after it docked. Some say arms were meant for I W W or a raider to aid Bolshevik causes in the United States while others doubt motives. Investigators will continue examining the ship while crews await possible internment.
Washington reports a new war department council of five generals will guide Secretary Baker on vital army and war issues. The body is not fully organized, with additional officers to be appointed as needed. The council aims to coordinate staff opinions on supply and equipment and resolve conflicts.
London officials announce no additional communiques will be issued tonight and will resume tomorrow afternoon.
Hearst campaigns for New York governor nomination as step toward White House. The report notes national search for alien property and ties the effort to the political rise of Hearst.
Special correspondence from New York reports a large government drive to seize alien enemy property, with fines or imprisonment for noncompliance. The piece notes severe heating hardships in Greater New York due to coal shortages, rise in deaths from automobile exhaust indoors, and a Christmas community tree at Madison Square to lift spirits.
Denver and New Mexico outlook calls for partly cloudy skies with cooler Tuesday and warmer Wednesday. East portions may see stronger temperature changes and milder conditions overall.
Special deputy Peter Drautsberg of the United States secret service stopped Cook county Christmas dinner baskets for the poor. He learned meatless Tuesday orders were ignored, and the baskets contained a small roast of beef. County Agent Ehenagin said the meat was a longtime staple and most baskets had already been handed out.
Promoters announce a festive tree of light to cheer crowds at army and navy stations. With wartime shortages the turnout will be thinner than in peacetime, but organizers plan a broader display after victory.
Five thousand quarts of Kentucky whisky believed destined for Christmas consumption in dry territory are held by federal authorities in Louisville. The seizures come after inspection of suspicious traveler packages and freight depot parcels to enforce the Reed law.
London reports British losses totaling 13 919 men over six days in December 1924. The tally lists killed or died of wounds and wounded or missing with officers and men detailed, including 208 officers and 2 714 men killed or died, and 37 officers and 10 180 men wounded or missing.
The Holy Father communicates to the American people a Christmas message via the Associated Press. He prays they seek Christmastide’s message of God's unceasing love, courage, and self sacrifice. He especially asks children to pray for their loved ones and world peace.
Baltimore Maryland December 24 Cardinal Gibbons issues a Christmas message to soldiers and sailors urging obedience as the central lesson of the Christ Child. He says the Infant Jesus fulfilled the will of God and asks recipients to follow that example for the new year.
The 1917 Christmas period finds allied and central powers largely inactive on many fronts. Russian lines fade from the Baltic to the Black Sea while Italians resist on the Isonzo and Austro German forces push to the Asiago plateau. Allied gains press in Mesopotamia and Palestine as Allenby advances, Bethlehem and Jerusalem cited as under Christian control again.
Secretaries Parker and Daniels sent Christmas messages to the nations fighting forces. Parker spoke to soldiers in France and in training in America and to their families praising courage and the chance to do great work. Daniels expressed confidence in the navy and pride in its service and readiness for future demands.
Peoria Missouri December 24 authorities say they have obtained important evidence in the death of Bern M Mead cashier of State Trust and Savings bank killed by president KH A Strause. The revolver used was Strause personal property not bank property. Singerprint experts examine case elements to verify Strause version. Coroner announces inquest delayed until Wednesday.
Four thousand men at Camp Wheeler defy orders and head home for Christmas. Many are caught and sent back to camp. Absence without permission carries a sentence of thirty to ninety days, according to court officers.
A cargo of dates from Mesopotamia arrived in New York on a Swedish steamship that sailed around the Cape of Good Hope due to war conditions in the Mediterranean. This marks the first shipment to reach the port this season.
San Francisco reports a Swedish ship aiding Germany in planting mines off the South African coast has been captured. Seven crew members were executed five days before W. Atrey, head of a Cape Town trading firm, departed for Cape Town.
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