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Newspaper
Albuquerque Morning Journal
Location
Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1917
Page
1
A veteran observer recounts meeting Paul von Hindenburg in Berlin and describes him as coarse and brutal in private life. The article traces his rise, recalling maneuvers that outmatched the Kaiser and Hindenburg’s famous grim grin.
The twenty four hour report ends at 6 pm yesterday. Maximum temperature 6 degrees minimum 5 range 51 temperature at 6 pm 80 west wind clear. For New Mexico Monday and Tuesday generally fair with little temperature change.
Two German submarines fired four torpedoes at the American line steamship Kroonland during her outward voyage from an American port. Two torpedoes struck the liner as glancing blows but did not explode, according to a report from an American recently in England citing an officer aboard the ship.
Baltimore June 3 John Barret director general of the Pan American union told a liberty loan mass meeting that within a year all the Americas will be fighting together against Germany. A Lerling dispatch says a Zeppelin route will run Hamburg to Constantinople for passengers and mail at an estimated cost of 40 million marks with eleven stations.
Berlin reports the German emperor telegraphed the crown prince of Bavaria praising troops who thwarted French attempts on the Aisne and Champagne. He expressed Fatherland pride and confidence in future victories, honoring all leaders and soldiers who defended Arras and repulsed the Anglo French spring offensive.
German troops launch brutal trench assaults but are repelled by Haig’s units. Britton resumes offensive against Ratgers, making gains amid heavy fighting and shifting fronts.
British and German forces clash in Lens and Arras sectors with gains and counterattacks. French, British and German troops report ground won and lost as Schwer interactions continue near Cherisy and Boissons. Italian front activity shifts, while Austro Italian losses rise in the Balkans and a U.S. mission heads to Petrograd.
Nine bodies were recovered from a mine at Herring 11 where an explosion trapped workers overnight Two injured miners were rescued in critical condition and nine missing miners were accounted for in the follow up report from Cairo Illinois.
The article reports broad opposition to registration fading as states show young men ready to serve if required. It highlights national sentiment shifting toward preparedness and calls for unity in defense matters across the country.
The war office reports a Soviet victory in the Sakiz region on the Mesopotamian frontier. Russian forces took the heights and repulsed a Kurdish attack southeast of Erzingan in Armenia.
In a startling shift two hundred fifty parliament members flee the capital making a parliamentary quorum impossible. Reports indicate the army has taken control and a new revolution may be underway.
Militant factions seize railroads as eleven provinces rebuke the Peking government. Li Yuan Hung plans a war declaration against Germany if a parliamentary quorum forms, while Sun Yat Sen and others race toward Canton. Provinces Kwang Tung Kwang Si Yun Nan back the president. Canton-bound leaders push for rapid settlement.
The American commission led by Elihu Root landed at a Russian port after departing Washington mid May to greet Russia's new democratic government and pledge aid in war and reconstruction. Members include John R. Mott, Cyrus H. McCormick, Samuel R. Burton, and Gen. Hugh J. Scott with naval Adm. James H. Glennon and Charles R. Crane joining en route. Kronstadt's Anatole Lamanoff, a youth and self-proclaimed leader, declares Kronstadt independent from Petrograd and outlines a model democracy with local councils and a pan Russian congress forthcoming. He asserts strong order and rejects federation while denying imminent clashes with the Provisional Government.
Petrograd reports Kronstadt will be morally boycotted and cut off from the empire unless conditions are met. The dispatch notes the move aims to isolate the garrison and pressure compliance amid growing tensions.
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