29 Jan 1918
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Newspaper
Albuquerque Morning Journal
Location
Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Jan 29, 1918
Page
1
The report highlights ongoing mobilization and national unity as Baker Tello leads a broad wartime program. The narrative notes Bolshevik opposition and the impact on property owners, with Russian aid and Finland’s government in flux as the backdrop to a recognized state.
New outbreaks in Germany and Austria Hungary are reported due to economic conditions. The era of unrest persists with rising labor tensions and political instability across central Europe.
Nead of the War Department heralds a great European struggle that reshaped fighting systems. He notes radical changes, demands Americans study all outcomes, and cites British and French experts consulted. He says field action and 3000 miles of water routes, including submarine-infested zones, shaped decisions.
Report says red guards occupy Helsingfors railway station and Rikimaki while Russian sailors back Bolsheviks. Finnish authorities protest Russian interference as trains run amid looting and gunfire. Petrograd vows support to the proletariat in Finland, with telegraph links to Petrograd broken.
Petrograd dispatch reports six hundred red guards with machine guns depart Petrograd for Viborg to reinforce the Pinnish red guard amid ongoing fighting.
A Reuters report from Stockholm says telegraph links between Stockholm and Petrograd were cut by red guards at Nystad, isolating Finland. The Holsheviki government declares it must aid the Finnish revolutionaries against the bourgeoisie, worsening public misery across Finland.
Reports from state directors of the public service reserve say forty two states have established units and twenty five have completed reserve organizations on the first day of the drive to enlist 250 000 shipyard workers.
London report from Copenhagen says the Finnish diet elected five delegates to safeguard Finland's interests in the Brest-Litovsk peace negotiations as part of the exchange telegraph dispatch.
Amid low military activity fronts, Berlin sees intensified pro annexation agitation. Reports describe unrest across Austria Hungary and Germany over war conditions, with revolts in Finland and Red Guard clashes in Helsingfors. Bolsheviks allegedly reinforce red forces as riots surge in Bohemia and Ruhr industrial areas.
London endured five hours of aerial bombardment with heavy sunfire as German planes attacked the capital and surrounding coast towns. Royal audience remained in place at the Geological Society hall despite air raid warnings while defenses engaged several waves of attackers. One enemy aircraft was shot down in Essex.
Washington reports show livestock receipts and prices recorded by large packers for the government inquiry into meat packing practices. Testimony details how Swift & Co and others dictated purchases, monitored markets, and used rail connections to reduce competition and influence prices.
The forecast calls for fair conditions Tuesday and Wednesday with warmer temperatures in the eastern portion on Wednesday. Denver and Pueblo areas expected to see mild weather with no precipitation indicated.
Local conditions show maximum temperature near four degrees, minimum around thirty six, with a gentle north wind and clear skies. Rain not indicated.
Senator Thompson of Kane testified about correspondence and dealings around a purchase as evidence. He claimed hands were involved in discussing improper actions to benefit the Packers. Additional disclosures in official files were to be introduced tomorrow if mail delays allow.
London butchers stormed Smithfield Market in a bid to grab meat consignments arriving for unloading. Retailers crowded the market demanding shares and forced access before order was restored. the police imposed settlements and served writs to retailers.
At the 88th annual convention in California delegates from 40,000 Japanese Americans agreed on recommendations to eliminate gambling among Japanese forms to boost efficiency. The meeting, with 45 delegates from California Utah and Nevada, approved the program.
Fire of unknown origin was reported in an oil tank passage toward the Reston navy yard. A wheelbarrow police officer found the blaze, and workers extinguished the flames before significant damage occurred.
Managers of 32 reclamation projects gathered in Denver for an annual conference with A P Davis director of the reclamation service and other officials. The program covers increasing food production through cultivation bonds water use conservation improved distribution drainage and allied topics. Engineers and counsel from Western states attend as the service outlines policies for the coming year and discusses power challenges during wartime.
Jose de Speaker of the House of Delegates and chief advocate for Porto Rican independence announced his retirement from party politics at a convention that adopted a platform urging gradual change and compatibility with United States governance.
In Lenton Jan 38 the Giunard line owners of the Andania report two men from its crew survived the torpedoing of the vessel.
Secretary Baker told the Senate military committee that America would have an army of 1.5 million with ships ready to follow. He described allied missions and daily conferences in France, the rapid mobilization process, and the role of Pershing as the army’s eyes in combat. He defended secrecy and detailed planning while stressing no downturn in the war effort.
The telegram from Amsterdam, relayed by Central News, carries Emperor William’s birthday greeting. He thanks God for German successes, the string of trials, and calls for church support in postwar reconstruction, education, and unity among the people.
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