25 Jun 1915
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Newspaper
Albuquerque Morning Journal
Location
Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1915
Page
1
McCormick describes Russian offensives against Austrian forces in the Carpathian region. He notes the mountain war is visible and contrasts it with plains fighting, detailing operations and strategic implications for the high front.
Correspondent McCormick describes bath trains behind mountain fronts in the Eastern Theater. Soldiers receive hot steam showers and clean clothes to curb typhus spread amid Austrian and Russian incursions. He notes civilians, logistics, and the harsh realities of modern mountain warfare.
An observer recalls Austrian positions on a mountain fortress and Russian entanglements as artillery shells illuminate the site. He notes road work, night gun deliveries, and a cautious crossing of wire as a moving picture lens captures the first battlefield panorama from between enemy lines.
Harry K Thaw sat with lawyers as sixteen witnesses testified to his rational behavior during and after his Canadian and New Hampshire sojourn. They described Thaw as courteous, sane, and free of delusions, with Sheriff Holman A. Drew calling him our most important witness. The state sought Dr. Eliot testimony on Thaw's expulsion from Harvard, prompting Thaw to accuse the move of signaling a surrender. In New Mexico Flora Vista petitioned for a railroad station agent for Denver and Rio Grande.
Close personal friend of the chief executive provides impressions of investigations conducted in European capitals. The statement suggests no immediate end to the global conflict.
New York June 24 President Wilson and Colonel House return from Europe with mixed signals on possible peace terms. Public opinion across Germany Britain and France favors settlement tied to sacrifices endured while debates on freedom of the seas loom large for future mediation efforts.
Military head reports Obregon’s army drives Villa forces from a strong strategic post. Government denies evacuation of Aguas Calientes and asserts continued control of the area.
Carranza pledges assistance to the Red Cross as shortages worsen in Mexico. Parral circular fixes food prices so low stores won't restock, risking acute famine for about 20 000 civilians. Villa and Obregon exchange messages over контрол of key towns while other figures face legal charges.
Opinion divided on whether the drive toward Warsaw will begin or if another onslaught on the West Coast is planned. The article notes Allied strategists weighing risks and timelines as tensions rise in early reports.
Russians claim the fall of Lemberg is of small consequence in the larger war. Austro German forces dominate Lemberg as the Dniester battle continues. Western fronts see slow French gains while Poland and Brussels trade rumors of renewed offensives and renewed mobilization drives sweep across the nation.
Five severe earthquakes struck Calexico California sending residents into the streets after a week of tremors. The first quake occurred about 8 15 pm with four more until 10 10 pm. No major damage or injuries were reported though some walls weakened by prior quakes fell. Communications remained intact and irrigation systems were undamaged.
Three earthquake shocks were felt in El Centro California during the night. They lacked the intensity of Tuesday’s tremblers but were strong enough to renew town-wide excitement. No damage was reported.
Petrograd notes Russian retreat in Lemberg area while Austro German forces push along the Dniester. German crossing indicates the advance continues with stubborn Russian rear guards. Austrian communications say Hueslians retreat on the Dniester as Austrians occupy Ostrowier and Sandomiers. French fronts see heavy artillery exchanges with long range bombardments. Dunkirk suffers major shelling with extensive damage and few civilian deaths. Britain begins major munitions mobilization under David Lloyd George with initial recruitment success. Berlin cites good prospects for a German note to the United States on submarine warfare and possible pre action examination.
War Office bulletin reports unchanged eastern Galicia conditions with battles against Russian rear guards near Lemberg. Allied forces advance from several quarters south and east of Zydaczow. Ostrowiec and Sandomierz occupied. Isonzo sees heavy artillery fighting.
Paris reports from the war office detailing limited infantry activity north of Arras with organized positions. Heavy bombardment affects Berry au Bac, Bapiz teul area, and Metzeral outskirts while artillery actions continue in the Argonne Meuse heights with slight advances east of Fontelle.
In Neck City at the Longacre-Chapman mine rescue workers entered the drift after fifteen days of toil and found bodies on a timber pile. Daniel Hardendorf and Reed Taylor were dead for several days, while four other men were rescued alive five days after the cave-in.
Washington reports complaints that censors tamper with neutral mail through Great Britain. An order directs all U S mail to Norway Denmark and the Netherlands to go only on steamers directly to those countries with no stop at belligerent ports. The Swedish minister urges the measure amid evidence mail to Sweden was opened in Aland. A general inquiry into mail tampering is also underway.
Dr Bernhard Dernburg spent the night aboard the Norwegian steamer Bergensfjord in Kirkwall harbor on his way to Sweden and then Germany amid reports the ship detained over contraband. Berlin learned of the detentions through Swedish advisories.
The First Western Ontario battalion suffered near annihilation near La Bassée on June 15 in northern France. Out of 600 to 700 men, nearly 500 were killed or wounded, including 20 officers, with 12 officers killed. The unit attacked three German trenches, suffered heavy fire, and eventually had to withdraw. Colonel Breher of London, Ontario, was killed during the assault.
4500 acres near Taos sold from Ranchos Orchard & Land Co to W. H. Klaver of Dubuque Iowa. He plans a mansion and to construct roads and trails. The tract borders the Gijosa land grant and will be stocked with game.
Great Britain issues a memorandum to the United States detailing efforts to curb disruption to neutral commerce from the blockade order against Germany Austria and Turkey. It asserts American cargoes face no grounds for complaint and outlines concessions and procedures for detained ships and future cases.
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