22 Jan 1916
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Newspaper
Albuquerque Morning Journal
Location
Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Jan 22, 1916
Page
1
General Ogutt fully endorses the army plan of the president while noting that universal compulsory service would not gain public approval at this time. The statement outlines government strategy and domestic reception concerns.
Senate military hearings day after day push mustering plans as Major Generals Scott and Bliss back continental army concepts and reserve corps. They argue universal service ideal but districts balk. estimates show 560000 as necessary minimum, 250900 regulars inadequate, 260000 annual recruits needed under short enlistment schemes.
The Day in Congress reports noon sessions with military and naval affairs hearings on defense. Literacy test legislation closed with funds for a national leprosarium. An urgent deficiency bill nearing 1.14 million dollars passed. Debates covered the Shackleford post roads bill and insular affairs Philippine measure with swift rules committee action urged. Adjournment set for Saturday noon.
Forecast text is unclear spelling but mentions weather conditions and a bank clearing figure. Readable entities include CITY and BANK with a listed yesterday total 446.2048. No specific date or location provided.
The Continental plan received approval from the War College in its report to the secretary. Brigadier General McConnell, president of the War College, will be examined by the committee tomorrow.
Copper miners on strike since September 11 telegraphed El Paso managers offering to end the walkout if non union workers at the Duncan refugee camp are not hired back in a body. They agree to gradual reentry for Duncan men and proposed a joint return committee with managers. Federal conciliators Hywell Davies and Joseph Dr. Myers arrived to oversee the latest offer.
El Paso Tex Jan 21 Norman Carmichael manager of the Arizona Copper company said the miners' demand is vital and that a reply will not be given until Monday. The firm operates in the Clifton district along with two other corporations.
A British submarine sunk an Austrian hydroplane and a torpedo boat in the upper Adriatic. The Austrian crews were rescued and taken as prisoners. The incident occurred as rescue attempts followed, with Allied forces reporting the losses.
A Chicago journal special reports record floods across Northern Illinois. Desplaines, Fox, Rock, Pecatonica and Sunar rivers flood Joliet Rockford and Auror e submerges basements bridges and artesian wells. No deaths reported but many residents evacuated and pumping crews busy.
A massive ice field from last night’s rain surged down the Kansas River and struck the Twenty third Street Viaduct at Kansas City. It ripped away 120 feet of false work and forced a cantilever load on piles. The west end sank ten feet, raising fears the bridge would fail, harming cross river connections to Missouri and Kansas. Reports from Lawrence note rapid river rise but no break in the ice pack there.
An itinerary shows a two day voyage through the middle west with an address to be delivered in New York. Preparations are underway for the cruise and related communications.
President Wilson plans a two week swing through the middle west beginning in late January with stops in Pittsburgh Cleveland Milwaukee Chicago Des Moines Topeka and Kansas City. The voyage includes seclusion aboard the Mayflower for an address January 27 in New York and a second trip mid February toward Denver and southern cities including Birmingham and North Carolina.
John Elder and Dick Gamble were found guilty by a New Madrid County jury of taking part in a night rider assault on landowner M R Adkisson near Gideon. Ed Miller testified about the Gideon band and Riley Miskel's orders to kill Gideon’s marshal C Langley. John Osborn pleaded guilty to involvement in the Adkisson attack.
The Arthur Sewall & Co. yards in Bath Maine idle for ten years were leased to a Texas company for five years. William D. Sewall announced the deal stating two tank steamers will be built as soon as materials arrive, marking a revival for the local shipyards.
Civil Governor of Chihuahua State reports three columns of men pursue bandit chieftain. The note mentions Villa taking a third wife and aiding a coach with the new bride, forming part of the narrative around the pursuit.
Juarez reports Francisco Villa has allegedly married in Bacinueva Chihuahua while under pursuit by three Carranza columns. Enriquez says Villa boasted he would force U S intervention within thirty days, though he has only a small band. Authorities say they expect news of his capture or death.
A.J. Trumbo the Oaxaca mine owner and his wife left the city tonight bound for Los Angeles after a nerve wracking journey with I.C. Tanner from Mexico City who is recovering from a lung wound. They described a train blown up by Zapatistas killing twenty three of twenty four aboard and widespread typhus and filth in southern Mexico.
An unprecedented copper demand from foreign and domestic sources pushed the second quarter price up from 24% to 25% and a 27¢ per pound offer appeared for March delivery. Rumors of 40¢ for February circulated but could not be confirmed. This marks a peak unseen since March 1907.
London reports Premier Asquith announcing in Parliament an immediate plan to dilute skilled labor with semi and unskilled workers, including female labor, to speed up munitions supply for a swifter war effort.
State Department reveals facts from a Cordoba convention held last November. Officials uncover a conspiracy by Ant Garranza leadership aimed at harming American interests and residents. Authorities urge vigilance and outline security measures.
Washington reports a November Cordoba ranch gathering of leading Mexican revolutionaries including Villa, Zapata, Argumedo, Aguilar, and the Cedillo brothers tied rebels to a conspiracy against Carranza. Officials say the plan aimed to harm Americans and seize property, with warnings issued and consuls withdrawn.
General Jacinto Treviño arrives at Jiménez en route to Torreón to command 10 000 troops in a campaign to crush a new Villa revolt proclaimed by Francisco Villa Benjamin Argumendi Calixto Contreras and other anti Carranza leaders. The leaders have operated independently so far.
Francisco Villa, at El Rio thirteen miles from Witte Pearson, was surrounded by Carranza forces and expected to be captured imminently, according to military officials.
Perticanes declare alliance and prompt entry into the first phase while Senacio Bnriques arrives in Juarez for a conference. Governor Enriquez says General Treving, aged 22, is a formidable commander who could end rival bands, with Villa commanding vast forces and bandits as his only real threat.
A bandit with a woman robbed the Thomas A Cook & Bon tourist agency of 900 dollars on a busy downtown street in the afternoon. The cashier was wounded and a policeman killed. the pair fled in a taxi after the bandit fired on pursuing officers.
St Louis January reports Congressman Jacob B. Meeker files for divorce from Maude J. Meeker after a year separation. He cites cold harsh treatment and unfounded accusations of improper conduct as grounds. He seeks custody of four children. Meeker, once a Congregational pastor in St Louis, details years of strain and jealous fits.
The National Security League held a Jan 21 briefing in Washington with speakers including Senator Chamberlain and California’s J. Phelan, urging stronger preparedness and universal military training. Navy figures criticized current foreign policy as inadequate while defending presidential authority to push naval and coastal improvements.
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