Mesa Probable Choice Cited by Militia Camp Committee
Second conference to be held tonight to consider final report on water and light questions cited by Mesa as probable choice for militia camp committee.
07 May 1917
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Newspaper
Albuquerque Morning Journal
Location
Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1917
Page
1
Second conference to be held tonight to consider final report on water and light questions cited by Mesa as probable choice for militia camp committee.
Albuquerque committees push to secure a free land site for a New Mexico National Guard camp east of the city. Benefactors offer sections near the university and Edith Street line. a final report and possible request for 4000 to 5000 dollars to meet army requirements will be discussed tonight as Col Abbott’s approval looms.
Navy consulting board members say practical trials show devices with great promise against submarines. Chairman Saunders and Special Naval Problems Committee chief Addicks note public notes on progress are limited, but insist engineers’ record of invention supports eventual solution to the submarine menace.
Washington May 6 Officials estimate total offers reaching 500 million if the latest tally is correct The plan calls for bonds in small denominations to allow every citizen to invest While banks alone are not expected to absorb the issue Treasury and Fed officials push individual subscriptions and a lapel pin for bond owners Secretary McAdoo urges broad public support and patriotism amid war needs Secretary Daniels adds optimism about countering submarines with new devices.
May 1 report from Denver notes a partly cloudy two day outlook for New Mexico with rising temperatures. Yesterday’s 24 hour summary shows a maximum of 53 degrees and a minimum of 33 with a 20 degree range and an east wind.
Officials announce a model camp for training soldiers to be built in Albuquerque. Hospitals and crematories will be included with kitchens facing officers quarters. Citizens pledge patriotism and financial support, with a committee led by Carr and Major Stern to expedite site decisions at tonight’s meeting.
A dated debate argues big banks and wealthy individuals push huge sums to the Liberty Loan while urging that small investors also be heard. The piece stresses equity in wartime financing and the need for broad public support.
Captain W W McKenzie, wounded commanding the British destroyer Scorpion at the Dardanelles in 1915, has enlisted in the Coast artillery corps of the California National Guard. A Virginia native, he served with the British navy since 1894 and arrived from Vancouver, B C to recover from his wounds.
Nearly 1 000 Japanese residents in San Francisco enroll in the American Red Cross as a city drive aims to reach 1 000 members. the Japanese Association of San Francisco reports the campaign has enrolled 18 000 persons so far.
French troops extended control along an eighteen mile front and held all gains against German forces. The ground is described as strategically vital to the Struzel sector.
Allied forces report heavy artillery duels northwest of Rheims with French troops holding a 1 1/2 mile front. Germany claims French thrusts near Soissons and Laon were repulsed while Paris says German positions near Moulin de Laffaux and Braye-en-Laonnois were captured. Berlin notes gains but acknowledges Sunday attacks failed. In Petrograd unrest eases as naval and military moves prompt fear of a German push via the Gulf of Finland. Odessa reports a German aircraft over the port for the first time in the war.
It is believed Deadloge will continue today in the Legislature. The Senate may adjourn sine die whether the House concurs.
A Santa Fe dispatch reports a stalemate between New Mexico Senate and House over the defense bill with talks leaning to adjournment tomorrow. Key issues include how to fund the measures without bonds, the mounted constabulary bill, and changes to the war board powers.
Star Daley, who killed traveling salesman James Ray Gibson near Mesa, was captured and lynched by a mob near Florence after deputies failed to move him to the penitentiary. Daley confessed crimes including three murders and a train robbery, and asked that his neck be broken.
A Morning Journal Special reports a supposed Anglo American treaty idea to limit German colonies and direct surplus population to Anglo Saxon controlled regions. Hamburg Fremdenblatt cites an absolutely reliable source for a moral urging complete victory against the alleged authors.
Dr G na tzky representative of the provisional Russian government told a mass Slav societies meeting in New York that he received cable messages from the foreign minister and the president of the duma confirming there would be no separate peace. He also reported the internal Russian situation improving hourly.
Modesto May 6 sugar from grapes said to be the cheapest in the market will be made from California grapes this year. Most wine grapes in California will be turned into sugar instead of sweet wines. One ton of grapes will produce 400 pounds of sugar. With grapes at 100 dollars a ton the raw material will cost 2 12 cents a pound.
Santa Fe reports the legislature may adjourn without funding seed and cropping aid for farmers. Critics say senate obstruction blocks needed appropriations, while lenders offer mortgages at high rates, risking farms and food supply as hard times loom.
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