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Newspaper
Albuquerque Morning Journal
Location
Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Jan 06, 1919
Page
1
A report notes the Yankees returning quickly after being forced from a village when Bolsheviks advanced last autumn. The line now holds positions as the town shifts under wartime pressure.
Allied forces on the Onega front report heavy Bolshevik artillery fire and a counter attack near Kadish. American units held ground after cold, snowbound fighting, with casualties and an armored train involvement. Reports detail grim conditions and heroic defense by American and Allied troops along the Petrograd road and Valomla railway corridor.
Weather notes indicate a near steady temperature with fair skies in Beaver and surrounding regions including New Mexico and Arizona. Monday and Tuesday show little change with mild conditions and light winds.
A fragmented weather note reports a 24 hour period ending at 6 am. It records a maximum of 16 degrees and a minimum around a low value. Winds are light with a clear sky indicating calm conditions.
Attach bomb to side of Viribus Unibus and are then captured. Taken on board the doomed vessel amid wrecks nine miles offshore.
Two Italian naval officers swam nine hours through Pola harbor to place bombs on the Austrian battleship Viribus Unitis and set off a timed explosion. They evaded nets and sentries, were captured, later freed, and returned to Rome to recount the daring operation.
New York June 5 reports rapid progress toward a peace business as markets open the new year. Removal of federal restrictions on new capital issues signals many financers will seek investments before spring. Liberty Loan rally and railroad stocks show activity while other issues gain strength amid cautious optimism regarding industrial and commercial conditions.
Count George von Hertling former imperial German chancellor died Saturday night at Tubingen after six days of illness. Born 1843 in Dammstadt he was educated at Münster and Berlin earning a Doctor of Philosophy in 1904. He led Germany as chancellor from October 1917 and pursued diplomacy with the Vatican while facing criticism from Socialists and Reichstag factions.
Thousands of Mexican workers in Michoacan state, Guadalajara region, reportedly flee from rebel forces. Officials say 4 000 to 5 000 laborers have abandoned homes and wages, seeking protection after raids and abuses by rebels.
Karla Dan Doektasine Gorks has been elected a member of the Tetra grad soviet. The report comes from Russian Ad vices received here and identifies Gorks as a Liussian author and revolutionist.
Census bureau figures show 11,688 deaths in the 44 largest cities from the late year epidemic. The combined death rate rose to 19.8 per thousand, with notable city variations including Baltimore 26.8 and Philadelphia severe at 24.2, while Grand Rapids and others reported lower rises.
Reports from Amsterdam say former German emperor William II, during a successful procedure, remains at Amerongen Castle in Holland. His mental mood and isolation, despite improving physical health, have raised questions about his condition and possible plans.
A Philadelphia dispatch reports the Association of Railway Executives urged Congress to reject a five year extension of government ownership for railroads. Leaders including T. DeWitt Cuyler and Samuel Rea warned that prolonged state operation would harm efficiency, raise costs, and politicize management, favoring private initiative with corrective legislation instead.
A World and Maarke Journal Paris correspondent reports from Berlin and other German cities on worsening food shortages after World War I armistice conditions. Officials fear imminent bread and flour scarcities, with butter eggs and milk already hard to obtain, while prices soar. The piece cites discontent with rations, disrupted distribution, and fears of a broader famine unless relief arrives from America.
Carl Hadek, Moscow representative, arrived in Berlin disguised as a prisoner and spoke to Spartacus group proposing aid if a Soviet government is established. He argued Russia supplies raw materials while Germany provides industry, and predicted cooperation between German and Russian soviet governments. The assembly debate followed Radek’s call for a socialist path and abolition of the national assembly amid mixed delegate sentiment.
An observer describes severe milk rationing in Germany, affecting infants and children and reflecting broader food shortages. The piece notes disrupted railway transport, loss of locomotives, and strained supply lines in Saxony and the Rhine provinces, with speculation on postwar food conditions and military logistics.
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