30 Dec 1915
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Newspaper
Albuquerque Morning Journal
Location
Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1915
Page
1
Eight hundred troopers arrive from Chihuahua under Gen. Elizondo to enforce control in Juarez, with an additional three thousand troops expected to join the operation. The move consolidates Carranza administration authority in the border city.
Carranza forces led by General Elizondo arrive from Chihuahua City and take control of Juarez. Villa troops under Margareta and Oroseo disbanded at the capital while about 7,000 Villa troops assemble in Juarez and 2,960 have been paid and shipped south. Four Americans held at the Barricora ranch are still unaccounted for.
Readable fragments indicate a cold period with temperatures near 29 degrees in Denver on Thursday and continuing into Friday. The text is incomplete but suggests clear or chilly conditions expected for the city.
Weather summary notes twenty four hour period ending yesterday evening at Pp m. with maximum and minimum temperatures not fully legible. A southerly breeze and scattered cloud cover observed with light precipitation not confirmed.
Soldiers at the border exchange disparate currencies the United States notes and constitutionalist pesos. Pay scales by rank mix USD and pesos, causing bewilderment as officers and troopers, barefoot in the dust, survey their earnings. Authorities curb saloons and gambling to stabilize the border economy amid rearmament delays. Similar disarmament efforts spread to Chihuahua City under General Trevine as international trade slowly resumes.
Washington reports new German ideas to settle the Lusitania dispute may be presented to the State Department next week. Berlin hopes to end the row with a Christmas or New Year accord, amid public discontent over demands on Austria Hungary and naval acts.
Warrants for the arrest of Congressman Frank Buchanan and three other former lawmakers were issued in connection with a German conspiracy to foment unrest in U S munition plants. Monnett Taylor and Lamar appeared in court and posted bail while Rintelen, the German agent, remains jailed in England. The grand jury will resume its probe January 6.
Madame Rosika Schwimmer and others of the Ford peace expedition arrived from Stockholm with Lieut. Gov. Andrew J. Dethea of South Carolina. Bethen plans to leave the party and return to the United States in a few days after declaring he will not continue with the mission.
Henry Ford, returning from his peace expedition, will reach New York Saturday aboard the Bergenline from Bergen. He sailed December 24, and a Wireless message to the Norwegian American line confirms the progress amid inquiries.
Paris reports the senate approved the income tax bill as passed by the chamber of deputies. A separate measure creates a government department to regulate coal sale and pricing with powers to requisition and cooperate with military authorities. The tax targets real revenue with rates set for unmarried and married individuals and adapts if income falls in following years.
The Justice Department has begun an inquiry to see if Du Pont Atlas and Hercules Powder units obey the Supreme Court decree dissolving the DuPont trust. No charges or general munition factory cartel complaints have been filed, and it is unclear if a holding company plan exists.
Newspapers say government decision to raise the army by compulsory service ends tension in Great Britain. The move averts cabinet resignations and stabilizes political debate amid ongoing security concerns.
Cabinet agrees to compulsory service for single men up to age 40 not yet enrolled, to boost munition plant labor. Lloyd George urges rapid mobilization while ministers weigh methods and impact on export and labor markets.
A New Orleans paper claims General Francisco Villa sailed from El Paso to Havana aboard the steamer Excelsior, with Villa and family aboard, but ship officials say Villa’s name was not on the list and no known Villa was aboard. other Mexican passengers and family members reportedly departed for Havana.
A Santa Fe report shows 366 thousand cattle shipped in the year with 75 thousand head from Mexico and 25 thousand moved to points within the state.
Battles span the Hartmans-Wellerkopf Vosges region and Pesenrabla front with conflicting German and French reports. Russian offensives push near the Bucovina frontier as Austria Hungary withdraws east of Purkaney after stronger Russian forces. Tyrol Isonzo fronts see Italian bombardments while the Balkan situation stays static. Turks halt attacks on Kut el Amara as Austria contemplates Lusitania settlement talks with the United States after the Ancona sinking.
Secretary Lansing's plan to unite republics of the West for common defense gains favorable reception. Proposal envisions coordinated security policy and joint action to safeguard national rights amid growing external pressures and regional tensions.
Washington delegates to the Pan American Scientific congress discuss binding the Americas through arbitration and a Pan American court of justice. Secretary Lansing notes U S support for defending sovereign republics from overseas influence as Latin delegates gain insider access in the capital.
Arthur Hamilton, moved from Indianapolis after arrest for the December 7 robbery of the Bank of Manitou, confessed to the crime. He described a planned escape route via Red Mountain and Cripple Creek, then to Denver, Kansas City, St. Louis, and Louisville before returning to Indianapolis.
In Denver on December 29 counsel for James C. Bulger asked the state supreme court for an extension to finish the hearing in his murder case. The death penalty stay set the execution for the week of January 2. Illness of a juror caused the district court hearing to be postponed to next week and Bulger’s counsel said completion by week’s end was impossible.
Detroit December 10 1920 Henry Ford reportedly recovering his health and enjoying the trip home from Europe. Ford plans to meet wife and son in New York as he resumes activities with the company. G Siebold secretary to Henry Ford announced receipt of the wire.
Washington December 29 reports from Paso indicate General Huerta remains seriously ill though not in immediate danger. Justice Department notes El Paso authorities should use discretion in relaxing guard previously complained of.
Antonio Ortega delivered a red fox skin for bounty at the county clerk’s office and also presented four coyote skins for bounty. Officials noted the red fox is increasingly scarce in the region and elapsed in December.
The navy studies two motor boat submarine destroyer designs expected to reach at least 41 miles per hour. Models will be built and tested at the navy yard to verify engine power. Intended to accompany fleets two to a battleship as an inner anti submarine screen and for escort duties.
San Luis Potosi dispatch reports General Carranza will not head directly to Mexico City. He may visit Aguas Calientes and Chihuahua City, with a potential extension to Juarez if conditions remain favorable before reaching the capital.
The Ford Cox expedition announces it will hire ten international law experts to draft tentative peace proposals. Delegates from neutral nations will join in The Hague with Copenhagen and Amsterdam meetings planned to shape a permanent board and begin work. Edward Wuaverinsky supports the peace movement and urges continued effort.
Dispatches from London report severe winter weather hindering major offensives on the eastern and western fronts. Allies wait for a more favorable window while Russian winter deepens in severity and strategic moves in the Vosges and Balkans continue with limited gains. Public sentiment in Britain shifts toward compulsion debates as cabinet factions edge toward a practical stance.
Morning shocks began Monday in San Salvador, causing collapsed walls and two deaths with two serious injuries. Reports from Honduras confirm Gracias was destroyed, a town 70 miles northeast with about 4 000 residents.
Swedish forts on Haentholmen fired on two German torpedo boats pursuing a Swedish steamer near Karlskrona in Swedish waters. The incident prompted a strict inquiry by the Swedish admiralty, seen as a repetition of prior territorial violations when the Germans captured the Argo.
In Santa Fe on December 29 a federal grand jury for the February term of court was drawn.
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