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Newspaper
Albuquerque Morning Journal
Location
Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1916
Page
1
Carrancistas push to destroy outlaw bands in Chihuahua and Durango as Colonel Juell commands special forces. The operation targets armed groups blamed for raids and instability in northern Mexico.
News describes de facto government troops under Carranza moving toward bandit groups in southern Chihuahua and northern Durango. Trevino dismisses revolt rumors, says Villistas retreating, and confirms restored telegraph links and planned bridge repairs. General Trevino investigates the claimed robbery and threats against American Townes.
Reports from Mi Paso say Carranza officials push to crush southern Chihuahua bandits to hasten General Pershing's withdrawal. Carrancista garrison near Santa Rosalia reportedly deserts and joins Villa while some peons in Hidalgo and Jiminez districts tilt toward the Villista cause.
Continued consideration of agricultural appropriation in the Senate and Commerce committee discussed government and shipping. Recessed at 9:99 p.m. until morning, resumed debate on administration and revenue bill, adjourned at 6:58 p.m. until Saturday in Virginia.
The weather summary notes a Saturday and Sunday احتمال of thundershowers with notable temperature changes across Denver and New Mexico. Strong storms may bring brief rainfall and fluctuating highs and lows.
Andres Garcia Mexican consul hero says reports of the Villisita movement at the frontier are exaggerated. He states this is not a new group but remnants of an old gang that haunted the Durango mountains.
San Antonio July 7 General Funston and staff monitor Mexican bandit activity in Chihuahua as Carranza reports possible northward moves toward the U S border while intelligence notes bands may swing south and west toward Parral. The last of the Minos guard arrived today and border officers stay vigilant along the line.
Nerbeto Pe 401 a Mexican held after the Welh Texas bridge incident stood trial today on charges of attempted arson and theft. He told the court he is not a bandit but a member of the constitutionalist army.
Morning Journal special report from El Paso dated July 7 says Villista troops evacuated Jiminez and rail line to Mexico City was restored. General Trevino reports Carranza cavalry in pursuit. Carranza pay train seized during raid. Villistas rely on paper money amid ongoing campaign as Trevino rushes troops north.
Gren de Trevino sends new troops to Diaz north of Jiminez to join forces with Torreon units in chasing Villistas. Southern Chihuahua troops under Gen. Gutierrez ordered north but told not needed and return to base. Telegraph service expected to resume. heavy rainfall ends water shortage.
Washington dispatch says General Carranza instructs the Mexican embassy to alert the State Department that a large Villa force destroyed a de facto government group at Corralitos Chihuahua. The embassy urges U S border patrol to be vigilant to stop raids into the United States.
The report notes that General Carranza accepted in a similar spirit the Urdane proffer and invites an exchange of views on the Mexican situation.
Secretary Lansing lauds a frank note from Mexico’s de facto government accepting direct negotiations to settle U S and Mexico border differences. The exchange outlines prompt talks via Eliseo Arredondo and Counsellor Polk, with U S officials seeking guarantees for foreign and domestic interests amid ongoing tensions.
Paris July 7 The sorting of booty captured by French troops after the Somme fight reveals curio items. In Mereancourt woods a German battery was found dismantled, its shelter intact. The Senterre plateau shows impregnable German positions with a plane a brass bedstead and a water supply among tattered remains. General Balfourier's iron corps collected enough material to equip a whole army.
Milton H. Smith head of the Louisville and Nashville railroad challenges the ICC's authority to investigate its political activities. He contends the petition to compel testimony stems from Senator Luke Lea of Tennessee and a prior feud. The reply argues the commission is ministerial, focused on commerce regulation, and not on carrier positions or territorial competitions.
A brief dispatch from the American embassy in Petrograd reports a Russo Japanese convention has been signed. The State Department lacks official confirmation and notes that embassy officials expect no harm to American interests in the Far East. Observers say it may reinforce existing spheres of influence and open door commitments between Russia and Japan while awaiting fuller details from Petrograd and Tokyo.
In Fraser Colorado on July 7 a large search began for Charlee H Moore a United States forestry service field surveyor missing since Wednesday morning. Moore left with only an orange after finishing field work Tuesday night and said he would return by noon his only known relative is in Holbrook Arizona.
A major blaze in Needles Calif tonight destroyed the planing mill of the Needles Lumber company and lightly damaged surrounding property as flames threatened the remaining quarter block left from a prior fire and raged through the area.
Arrangements for peaceful occupation of Santiago Santo Domingo by American marines under Colonel Pendleton were reported to the navy department today by Rear Admiral Caperton.
London reports Colonel Percy Wilfrid Machell of the Border Regiment killed in action in France. His widow is a cousin of the German emperor, daughter of the late Prince Victor of Hohentohe-Langenburg.
New cases of infantile paralysis reported to the state health department bring total cases outside of New York City to forty five. The Albany area and other sections of the state show new infections up to noon today.
Chicago July 7 William J Calhoun former minister to China is reported ill at the home of his law partner in Wheaton. He is said to be suffering from paralysis.
Germany faces a rare strategic squeeze as a major Allied offensive presses on both eastern and western fronts. Allied actions threaten rapid advances, forcing German defenses to split resources and confront mounting pressure across disputed theaters.
The article notes German strategic uncertainty as Haig and Hindenburg press on a two front war. It cites Russian advances and Austrian collapse, with 20 000 prisoners captured recently. It adds British munitions output rising to 3.5 million workers and 666 000 women in war industries, and mentions a Russo Japanese treaty diminishing sep arate peace prospects. It lists casualties including Col. Robert Jeffry Douglas.
Tokyo July 7 Japanese foreign office released the substance of the Russo Japanese convention signed at Petrograd. Japan will take part in no arrangement against Russia and Russia will take part in no arrangement against Japan. If territorial rights in the Far East are menaced both nations will consult on measures to safeguard interests.
Wireless from Rome reports Petrograd says Germany pulls back from Riga Kolki and Baranovichi sectors after decisive defeats. Front line movements indicate a wide retreat toward the west as troops regroup following losses in July.
Berlin reports the German front in Volhynia shifted as Russians project toward Cvartorysk and abandon a salient under pressure. Heavy battles near the Somme last night yielded results not unfavorable to Germany, per the war office.
Berlin reports the British steamship Lestria, a 1 984 gross ton vessel owned in Cork, was held near the English coast by part of the German high sea force and seized as a prize. The Lestria’s seizure follows prior action against another British steamer, Lestris, near Liverpool.
Berlin reports through the Koelnische Zeitung that a German National Committee has been formed under Prince von Wedel to promote a uniform peace standard. The group includes scientists industrialists and commerce and agriculture representatives aiming for a peaceful settlement that secures a German future empire.
Four troopers of the Tenth Cavalry captured at Carrizal and held at Fort Bliss will be returned to their units. They are to be supplied with complete equipment and likely sent to Columbus by train within a day or two, then to expeditionary headquarters.
Samuel Gompers president of the AF of L praised teachers who have formed unions in a National Education Association address in New York. He said organized labor offers teachers freedom and warned against philanthropic groups and foundations seeking to control education.
Howard B. McLean filed in District of Columbia courts to contest the will of his father John Ed. McLean owner of the Cincinnati Enquirer and Washington Post. McLean died weeks ago leaving a large estate and the suit seeks to overturn the will.
Information from London reports continuous friction in Germany between city authorities and the central purchasing bureau. Municipalities claim the right to buy their own food and household articles without central approval, signaling a clash over procurement autonomy.
Rear Admiral W. E. Caperton, currently commanding the cruiser squadron in Haiti and Santo Domingo waters, selected to replace Admiral Winslow as commander of the Pacific fleet on his retirement date July 29 due to age.
Russian forces advance in the lower Stir region occupy two villages and a railroad station near Petrograd as of July 7 reported from London.
British forces report a massive advance near La Boiselle capturing three German trench systems about 2,000 yards long. Commanders declare it a decisive tactical victory with strong fighting and high losses on both sides.
Across a 260 mile eastern front from Riga to Nuranoviets, Russian forces push toward Kovel, capturing two villages and a railroad station on the Henry Kovel line. German and Russian reports conflict on gains as critics warn of possible retreat to shorten eastern lines. Italians report continued progress in the Trenting district with no major change.
Sergeants Donner and Durkett of a United States cavalry troop spent about ninety minutes in jail at the Mexican town of Argua Prieta after crossing the line while searching for a lost watch last night. General Calles arranged their release, calling the incident a joke. 9,000 troops are now stationed here, including units from Montana and New Jersey.
London July 7 Russians begin a tremendous offensive on the Kise front. Vienna dispatch says Russian artillery is destroying German trenches after a twenty four hour bombardment. The Russians now fire fifty shells as against one in 1914, making the Germans helpless before the artillery.
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