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Newspaper
Albuquerque Morning Journal
Location
Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1919
Page
1
Reports indicate Austria near a treaty with indemnity and the German peace party planning a Berlin return within fifteen days. Meanwhile a Turkish-Armenian issue and Dodecanese settlement are noted as key elements shaping the postwar arrangement as envoys prepare for discussions at Versailles.
Washington May 17 One of the United States Navy airships set out from Newfoundland in an attempt to cross the Atlantic with three others nearing Azores ports by dusk The NC-4 led her sisters to Horta while the NC-1 and NC-3 were diverted by dense fog and forced to struggle for port The lone successful arrival was the NC-4 at Horta after a 15 hour 13 minute flight with an average speed near eighty miles per hour The crew under Commander Read cheered as the mission faced weather and navigation trials across the North Atlantic
Conference Decides on Program Advising People on Which Way the Moving Went The Differences Vanish The plan seeks to inform the public about wartime costs and aid the investigative effort while stressing unity and policy alignment.
Amid tensions with Britain over former German colonies in Africa Belgians claim a share of the lands and face Allied talks on redistribution. Belgium asserts rights to territories won in the wartime settlement while Britain and the four powers weigh compensation, mandates, and feasibility of redrawing holdings to honor national claims and strategic interests.
Washington May 17 Senator Pittman of Nevada chosen by Democratic leaders as president pro tem of the Senate. Peters were present as the party selected officers, reappointed Martin as floor leader and conference chairman, Gerry as whip, and opposed Republican plan to split committees. Clerk nomination went to Clark with universal support.
Official war reports detail signal corps equipment with new telecommunications. Output of special telephone wire rose to 20 000 miles monthly at nearly 4 million dollars as armistice neared. In France the telegraph and telephone system reached 6 000 miles of semi permanent installations. Front line two wire circuits boosted reliability. 282 American exchanges served 14 956 stations, handling 43 845 messages daily at war end.
A garbled dispatch discusses German efforts to disrupt global peace through notes to authorities. It mentions Von Hœlzer, Versailles terms, and debates over self determination, with references to Austria and the defeat of German aims. The article notes pressure on the commissioner to sign a treaty provision after protest, while the farm answer remains unresolved.
May 17. A charges from the arig have reached and totw of ADL 829 offences and men. Of these 1Od.927 were closely connected with a military unit and 41,900 applied for reserve commissary. There are 227,595 for commissions. In the Peculiar APm Toteforeea in Pranvean Musi were given officially tinny as 94h.005. Voluntary onlethenianaerated 22.400. The Thirty tsthe dtyindoed by today s bet of fistigin sthe ruled for retying bedded sighdnenrace to Mieaaduurtore troop.
A Ming Journal Special notes a Dallas to Boston flight leaving from Oklahoma City with Camp Fune ton coaching staff aboard. A scout plane piloted by Lavetena Adams arrived an hour earlier from Wichita as the formation prepared to head toward Wichita Topeka and Kansas City for a sequence of stops.
The Morning Journal reports that Gov. Milas Cilles of Honó Mex, recently summoned to Mexico City for talks with President Carranza, has accepted a ministerial post in the Carranza cabinet. He is described as a veteran educator and former public instructor, viewed as a key progressive in the new regime.
A Baltimore bakery area report states Lieutenant Bracker and the week’s payroll clerk vanished from the office this morning. The payroll funds totaling 829,204 were found missing with ashes and an old horseshoe in the safe. Bracker, a former enlisted man, had recently been commissioned for the war duration and had been away from home for several months.
A Geneva cinema showed a film titled We Won't Forget early in the week. The German authorities demanded prohibition, leading the manager to cut out the Lusitania sinking scene and other objectionable portions from the reel.
A Vatican note confirms the Roman Catholic Church will not join with the Union of Faith as Protestant Episcopal leaders visit the Vatican. Monsignor Correti welcomes the delegation, but the Holy See says unity among Christ’s followers is not achieved by this accord, and world councils proceed with existing invitations.
The War Department lists two more soldiers as killed in action: Private Jose J. Savedra of Polvodera New Mexico and Private Chester W. Crews of Mayer Arizona. Both were previously reported as missing or dying in action.
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