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Newspaper
Albuquerque Morning Journal
Location
Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Oct 01, 1915
Page
1
Developments in artillery and allied actions are reported as attackers press their assault and barbed wire entanglements are cleared. Terrific hail of steel reportedly seals German trench positions while gains are claimed by advancing forces amid heavy fire and rugged terrain.
A morning dispatch describes a German bombardment ripping through rail lines and roads as Allied artillery and infantry launched counter moves. French positions at Massiges and Souain faced heavy fire with trenches and barbed wire under fire.
Twenty four hour report ending yesterday shows a maximum of 76 degrees and a minimum of 41 degrees. At 6 p.m. the temperature was 50 degrees with light southwest winds.
Allied forces pushed north of Senin and Perthes to reach the second German position on the Souain and Tahore buttes. Batteries followed infantry progress, seizing the departing line height. At dusk thousands of press, escorted by derritotids, moved toward the rear amid fatigue and pride.
Winnipeg Manitoba September 30 1 Villeroy a government inspector testified at a preliminary hearing for Sir Redmond Heblin and three former Cabinet ministers charged with conspiracy to defraud the provinces in erecting city buildings. He claimed Kelly and Sons used about 100000 feet timber and 87.40 tons iron in the work though his figures were estimated.
Tropical storm leaves New Orleans area with seven known fatalities and widespread damage. Drowned include two aboard the steamer Creole, four in building collapses at Poydras and Saratoga, and two unidentified victims. Fire damages and a large plant fire near Elysian Fields follow the storm while river ferries grounded and trains canceled.
Chicago meat packers and representatives appeared at the state department to urge U S protest against British officials retention of twenty nine meat ships valued around twelve and a half million dollars, detained since a prior seizure already ruled in a British prize court.
Courts place receivers over the O2 Railroads of United States amid sweeping control shifts. Mileaze operations expand under judicial supervision, marking an unprecedented era in American rail history.
The Railway Age Gazette notes a surge in receivership as Missouri Kansas & Texas joins lines under court control. Total railway mileage operated by receivers hits 47,088 miles with 2.264 billion dollars capitalization, over 15 percent of U S railroad capitalization.
Chemical experts at an International Gascone Press session say the United States could develop far more destructive agents than chlorine in wartime. They caution against underestimating domestic ingenuity, noting arsenical and hydrocyanic gas derivations and even tear gas potential, while promising civilian inventors could supply powerful weapons only in non emergency.
McAlester special wire reports the United Mine Workers delegates pass a resolution charging Peter Hanraty president with treachery for misrepresenting union claims against a coal company. A motion for removal fails 68 to 68 but motions for censure pass. Hanraty offers to settle fairly with 1 percent monthly payments until the claim is paid in full.
Chancellor McKenna told the House of Commons that English holders of Anglo-French bonds who own in the United States will face income tax on those bonds no matter where held. The statement targets bondholders with cross country holdings and applies to bonds purchased abroad.
Report from the front states allied forces advance amid a German counteroffensive. German troops retook a minor position lost earlier to French forces when the general offensive movement began, indicating shifting momentum in the ongoing conflict.
Report from the front cites French gains in Champarne and Meuse areas with field guns captured, heavy fighting near Mons, Meuse, and Ouvrene. Belgian and Allied artillery bombards coastal batteries. air squadrons drop 72 bombs on Gourgincourt station with limited damage.
Daily News reports a strike turning violent as police clash with mobs near a clothing district. A ten year old boy dies in a shanty collapse amid the unrest while hundreds of workers are said to be on strike and union leaders denounce police brutality.
The Chamber of Deputies in a five minute session voted unanimously to raise private soldiers pay from one to five cents per day and approved 76,000,000 francs to cover the increase in France.
Thousands of veterans and families crowded Washington for the Grand Army encampment event. A misunderstood plan turned a private reception into a public crush at the White House, causing fainting and exhaustion before Secretary Toreaulty restored order. Arlington services and a relief corps meeting followed as President Wilson prepared to lay the cornerstone of the memorial amphitheater.
A bronze tablet commemorating the 1911 Union and Confederate soldiers reunion was unveiled in Mitwassis Virginia on September 21 1911 in the presence of a large crowd. The ceremony honored both sides and featured a public observance with many attendees.
The ministry asserts the cathedral was used as an observation post by French forces and housed troops during shelling. It cites testimony of wounded soldiers inside and in the courtyard and claims French troops were attacked by a mob, with eleven of twelve casualties observed.
Salt Lake City Sept 30 Appointment of a United States judge for the district of Utah to succeed John A Marshall has been tendered to Adrian C C Ellis of Salt Lake. He declines to discuss the matter. A native of Nevada and UC graduate, he has practiced law in Utah since 1892.
Gen. BR. Yt. Nafarette, commanding Carranza forces at Matamoras, telegraphs the Carranza consulate denouncing American fire on his troops. He says American forces refused cooperation, orders him to concentrate forces in towns and avoid matters beyond the Rio Grande, and denies sympathy with news agitators.
London September 30 Arthur Balfour fleet lord of the admiralty told the House of Commons why no public figures on German submarine losses are given He cited the inevitable margin of death in estimating enemy destroyals and the resulting impossibility of precise statistics He emphasized a desire for accurate information despite the cabinet’s secrecy.
A silver bullion valued at £500,000 arrived under heavy guard today at Juarez from mining camps in Parral and Jiutes districts of Chihuahua state. About a hundred American and foreign residents accompanied the precious metal from the same districts.
At a London conference of chief labor organizations Premier Asquith and Karl Kitchener addressed representatives. They favored voluntary enlistment but urged clearer government goals and non obstruction by employers. A labor recruiting campaign was planned with meetings, literature, and deputations to unions and labor councils.
Mission today saw the arrival of Company B United States signal corps Texas City and the border patrol in the lower Kin Grande valley gain wireless capability. Company H1 has four portable wireless sets and pack trains, enabling Colonel Blocksom to station detachments at Mission with three others ready for immediate field service. The system improves communications in sparsely settled terrain where telegraph and telephone were often disabled by raids, aiding pursuit of bandits despite heavy troop presence.
Heavy reinforcements arrive from Russia to aid Germans fighting in France and Flanders as Allied forces press to seize key rail lines. The situation intensifies with renewed artillery and troop movements across the Western Front, shaping strategic options for both sides.
London dispatch notes Hindenburg’s stubborn advance on the western front while French and British forces consolidate positions. German claims of progress contrast with Allied setbacks as Russia battles and Bulgaria shifts away from an attack on Serbia, with Greece preparing for potential action.
Miss Gladie Barrett, missionary, told the Women's Home Missionary Society convention in Seattle that Koreans in Hawaii train with wooden weapons hoping to free Korea. She cited bitterness between Koreans and Japanese youths and noted the Koreans’ aim for military power despite using wooden guns. Reports from Pacific coast cities, Alaska and Pacific possessions followed.
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