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Newspaper
Albuquerque Morning Journal
Location
Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Oct 01, 1914
Page
1
A series of resignations by ten chiefs was submitted today as reports from the Za catecas Conference are reviewed. Mayor and council await general reports before formal acceptance is announced.
Patches from Mexico City indicate General Carranza will resign as first chief of the Constitutionalists to the convention, while Calderon is favored as provisional president by the Zacatecas conference. Officials deny Calderon refusal reports.
General Francisco Villa and his staff with the peace committee arrived in Zacatecas to finalize preparations for a conference aimed at reconciling differences with General Venustiano Carranza. Relatives from both nations met informally and good feelings were evident as the first session was set for tomorrow. A joint statement voiced hope for an agreement before more bloodshed.
Nacersonora Sept 50 Governor Maytorena's troops patrol after their win over General Hill at Santa Barbara. About 100 men at Cananea and 600 at Santa Cruz and along the railroad. Lt Col Gomez, wounded last week, is not dead and recovers from a bullet wound in his right leg.
Mexico City reports a preliminary conference at Aguas Calientes yields a suspension of hostilities between Carranza and Villa advocates. A second gathering is planned for October 5 with reinforced delegations to outline a broader peace plan to end the present controversy.
Washington dispatch notes a pair of events occurring on Thursday and Friday in New Mexico, with brief details on scheduling and regional impact.
The Finance committee pressed the war revenue bill while talks on the Clayton trust reform continued. The session recessed at 3 26 p m until 11 a m Thursday. Debate resumed on the printing laws unification bill and adjourned at 4 40 p m until noon Wednesday.
The Segptons will meet tomorrow presided by General Carranza to review the presidential succession and reform platform. Aguas Calientes will host the signature of the compact and set the date for the new administration.
Dowsing Arizona Sept 36 General Villa's threatened invasion of Sonora is reported to have begun. Two cavalry bodies estimated at 1,500 men pass San Luis pass toward Agua Prieta. Maytorena recruits Sonora's allegiance to Villa as Gen. Benjamín Hill consolidates entrenchments with reorganized forces. Capture of Compas, capital of the Mezatuin district, noted as Meytorena advances.
A $5000 reward is offered for proof whether Eloise Neime Dennis and Miss Heatrice Nelms are dead or alive. The district attorney said the reward was authorized by the missing women's mother Mrs. J Netme and brother Marshal Nedme. The sisters were last seen in June in Aptopa. The grand jury is set to convene next Monday as charges of murder and accessory before the fact are involved against Victor and Mrs Innes of Eugene, Oregon.
Chicago September 30 special dispatch reports Pain Fireworks Display Co president H B Thearle and four employees killed in a blast and fire that wrecked the plant. Victims include Florence Hill Roland Wolf M Connor Joseph Julinson John Costello. Debris and flooded basement hinder rescue as sparking wiring may have started the catastrophe.
The Progressive Party convention nominated Dr. W. M. Reichard for U S senator and Louis F. Kefauver for Congress from the Sixth district. The platform says prohibition is a national issue and the party favors letting the people decide the question.
Paris dispatch reports Neil Primrose, Earl of Rosebery’s youngest son, set to join the front as a lieutenant in the Royal Bucks Hussars. He is a member of Parliament representing Wisbech division, Cambridge.
A Central News dispatch from Amsterdam reports 5,000 Austrian troops have reached Aix la Chapelle from France en route to the Austro Russian front, according to a Maas tretch message.
Archduke presents a positive view of Austro German successes as Russian offensives in Prussia falter after a string of severe defeats. He asserts a turning point favorable to Entente efforts amid ongoing battlefield pressure.
Archduke Frederick announces German and Austrian line strength as favorable. He says the Russian offensive faltering, German main army deep in France with a great victory imminent, Servian resistance weakening, and internal disaffection threatening the enemy while the dual monarchy and Germany unite to end the war.
The chief of the general staff reports that on September 28 Russian forces after fierce fighting captured German positions near Auguste wo and Roptzyce. German siege artillery continues bombarding Ossoweth in Russian Poland with no success and small engagements occur near tehtscheontschin and Andreyev in Khussian Poland.
Venice via Paris reports Vienna daily papers claiming German and Austrian forces win in eastern and western theaters. Neues Wiener Journal says German army advances push French forces toward retreat while Austrian press voices optimism especially in southern regions.
Venice reports alarm over Russia’s invasion of Hungary with Vienna fortifications rushed and a public warning against entering restricted zones on penalty of arrest and possible shooting. Cholera spreads rapidly with daily cases in Vienna and Galicia as fear grows.
Rome authorities through Benedict appoint a committee led by Merry del Val Bislett and Cagta to draft plans for a sepulchral monument to the late Pope Pius X to be placed in the crypt of Saint Peter's.
The center stays largely still while wings pull back ahead of continued Allied hammering. Observers note German positions show retreat pressure along the front as aircraft and artillery reinforce the offensive.
Allied forces press the Germans along a 150 mile front from the Somme to the Moselle amid heavy fighting. German supply base at Jouniville appears precarious while lines of battle shift, and French and British troops increasingly avoid frontal assaults, advancing where plans require direct attacks.
Factories are working day and night to complete a large batch of modern cannons for the Italian army. An order to speed up production of pre Visions and ammunition was issued. Deputy Monti-Guarnieri pressed the War Ministry for an explanation of delays as Parliament is not in session. The issue covers eighty seven field batteries and Thmilimeper guns delayed by post order specification changes.
Begilin Sept 30 63 50 p m via London 10 28 p m no official news from the western battle ground has been received since last night Newspapers have not been informed by their correspondents regarding the great general engagement progressing and the details are not known here Archduke Frederick of Austria commander in chief declared a new and great victory imminent in the western camp of the Germans according to dispatches from Vienna
London reports fighting on the east Prussian frontier where Russian forces have extended their front about 150 versts and repulsed all German attempts to force the Niemen river passage. Dispatch from Petrograd via Reuters Telegram quotes the period's front details.
A Rotterdam dispatch to the Daily News says preparations for the retreat of German forces have begun. Troops observed moving from northern France toward Tournai and Mons to cover a main army retreat.
Allied forces push north along the western front with a planned outflanking move toward Cambrai as fighting sharpens on the German right flank. Central front shows calm from Rheims to the Meuse while Woevre sees French advances. Reports from Petrograd claim Galicia freed. Berlin and the east see mixed updates amid ongoing combat. Belgium reports Dutch reoccupation by Belgians, renewed bombardment near Antwerp, and damage to the St Gemmarius church tower in Lierre. An Italian torpedo boat reportedly sunk near Venice though unconfirmed. Italian industry accelerates cannon and ammunition output for the army.
Washington reports continued talks among Democrats in both houses showing strong support for adjourning by mid October. The plan, approved by President Wilson, aims to recess three days per week next week so members can return to home districts and have Congress adjourn around October 15. The administration ship purchase bill would await voter results before resuming, either in December or at a new November session.
The Times reports a text from an imperial order dated August 19 directing German troops to concentrate efforts on exterminating the treacherous English and defeating General French's army. The source is described as thoroughly trustworthy.
In Rome today Monsignor Tedeschini, custodian of briefs in the papal department of state, was nominated for the office of under secretary of state at the Vatican, signaling a shift in the Holy See's administrative leadership.
Allied forces press to outflank the German right along the Aisne as the nineteenth day of fighting continues with no decisive gains. Russian advances push toward Cracow, Preemysl, and along the Niemen river. Germany shells Antwerp forts amid conflicting reports on progress.
Reports from Vienna Rome dispatches and London summaries describe Austrian general Auffenberg stepping down due to illness, German artillery bombardments on southern front, Dardanelles closure rumors, Allied fleet movements, and various Balkan frontline updates including Galicia and Carpathian actions.
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