07 Jul 1917
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Newspaper
Albuquerque Morning Journal
Location
Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Jul 07, 1917
Page
1
Weather bulletin from Denver Colorado reports Mexico for Saturday and Sunday should be cloudy and unsettled. Forecast notes possible rain and variable winds, with no extreme temperatures indicated.
Weather report notes yesterday ended 6 p.m. with 91 F high and 58 F low while political discussion centers on a bone dry beer amendment. Senators Chamberlain Phelan Sheppard Jones and others clash over prohibition and wartime drinking rights amid party lines and recorded votes.
Samuel Gompers denies that unions caused a spree of killings of Black people. A military official or colonel responds, asserting unions were not responsible as public unrest erupts. The piece frames labor movements against racial violence claims and cites contemporary tensions.
No official statement on military plans but selection expected soon. Ambiguity surrounds Wang and Linuli Li. observers anticipate a decision in the near term.
Paris July 6 Major General Pershing has approved the training bases for American troops in France. The location remains a military secret and no participation time is set. A battalion that took part in Independence Day celebrations in Paris is now training at its permanent camp.
In Washington the Senate rejected the bone dry amendment 52 to 34, keeping beer and wine manufacture legal while prohibiting importation of distilled beverages. A companion vote 68 to 10 barred importation and 45 to 40 blocked withdrawal of bonded spirits. The vote alters plans for a broader prohibition and opens room for a compromise as leaders seek final action on the food bill next week.
The senate rejected 62 to 34 a Myers amendment to ban beer and vinous beverages with liquor as a test between wets and drys. The Cummins and Robinson debates emerged as leaders warned of reconsideration and cloture to push the bill through amid President Wilson's stance on beer and wine.
The Colorado Industrial Commission begins collecting regular semi annual payroll statistics from all employers in the state. Circular letters go to corporate officers and individual employers. data are confidential and used to adjust employer liability under the compensation act. Returns are due by August 1.
Eleven of thirteen suffragists arrested during a Fourth of July demonstration near the White House were convicted and given three days in jail or a $25 fine. They opted for jail, with one woman receiving a separate trial. War Department clerk Charles B.K. Morgan also to be tried. The jailed group was promised release Sunday morning.
Former President Roosevelt clashes with Samuel Gompers at a Carnegie Hall gathering honoring the Russian mission. Roosevelt denounces East St Louis murders while Gompers asserts unions had no role in the riots. The crowd reacts with boos and cheers as order attempts to be restored.
Fragmentary notice from page two mentions local events and names partially readable. No clear action or outcome is evident beyond implied continuation of a multicolumn item. Further context from adjacent columns would clarify the subject and date.
Officials in Washington offer no details on how the draft will operate while a single jury wheel is expected to determine eligibility. The plan would call 30 000 men per number from exemption districts, with 1 206 000 to be called in the first selection and the army expanding toward reserve battalions and guard integration.
Mexican residents across El Paso and Juarez donated generously to the Red Cross war fund. Workers from the Mentean district and local shopkeepers contributed amid a strong community drive led by women in Juarez including Miss Juana Murguia and officials of the Juarez Charity society.
General Petain's forces steady their lines and recapture ground as they repel strong German attacks. French units reinforce positions and maintain control of newly won areas despite ongoing pressure.
Reports show heavy artillery duels on multiple fronts. French troops held gains near Mont Haut and Mont Camillet after repelling four German attacks. German efforts north of the Aisne failed, while Italian and Austrian actions occurred along the Soissons curve and Corso. Signs of renewed Romanian front activity emerged as fraternization attempts near Bialystok were repelled. Unofficial notes mention an expected Reichstag speech by Chancellor von Bethmann-Hollweg as peace talks potentially loom.
The Orleans the first American steamship to pass the German blockade zone for a French port since unrested submarine warfare was attacked by a submarine. Four crew members drowned while the armed naval guard survived. The location and timing of the attack were not disclosed.
Berlin reports renewed battle in eastern Galicia between Teutonic forces and Russians after a pause. Massed Russian assaults between Zborow and Konuchy and Brzezany failed with heavy Russian losses, according to the German army headquarters statement.
The El Paso & Southwestern railroad has planted a war garden on vacant downtown land valued at $20 per square foot for beans and $200 per front foot for corn. Planted this spring, the $1,000,000 garden will distribute its produce to railroad employees.
Denver July 6 The mine and ore matters investigating committee named by the last legislature appointed R Whitaker as its principal expert. Whitaker a Colorado School of Mines graduate and trustee will lead the inquiry but has not announced his plans.
Allan G Livingston is charged with the murder of 13 year old Hope Irene Alexander. The girl was assaulted and shot in a grove near Detroit. Ten year old Elizabeth Stilber, who was with the victim, identified Livingston to police.
German chancellor Bethmann Hollweg will set forth outlines expected to guide peace negotiations in a Reichstag address, per Hague sources via Central News. The shift is linked to abandoning hopes for a separate Huerta peace and facing a broader Husean offensive. Winds Shift to White Sand Uses at Alamogordo.
Copenhagen reports an official Turkish war department statement saying Turkish troops repelled an attack and captured 292 Russians with 500 killed by bayonet in the Galician front.
French front lines repelled German assault aimed at Chemin-des-Dames with heavy bombardment and close-quarters fighting. German colonel alerted front by listening post ordered curtain of fire while French artillery pressed back, aided by regiments from southern France and boosted by American troops and Russian advances in Galicia.
Governor Campbell joins the federal delegation as the government expands representation in the district. This move places two representatives in the area, aligning state leadership with federal oversight.
Former Governor Hunt meets with strike leaders and mine officials in Globe as U S Cavalry and state officials monitor Old Dominion and Copper Hill areas. Pickets block access, one arrest reported. first conference set for tomorrow in federal building to seek statewide mine operation resumption.
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