05 Oct 1917
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Newspaper
Albuquerque Morning Journal
Location
Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Oct 05, 1917
Page
1
British forces report a successful surge led by Haig with objectives met. Thousands of prisoners captured and German positions described as vital lost, signaling a major advance in the campaign.
English forces execute an outflanking move to seize Importance Ridge, threatening Kaiser troops with possible general retirement. Counterattacks by German units are repulsed as the English advance continues.
London reports thousands of prisoners captured in a new British offensive launched this morning east of Ypres in Flanders. All objectives were achieved including positions described as of great importance by Field Marshal Haig in a tonight headquarters update.
German headquarters report notes British forces penetrated about one kilometer into defensive zone between Pol ecapele and Gheluvelt amid bitter fighting east of Zonnebeke and west of Hecelaere during the day.
British forces renew major offensive across an eight mile front in Flanders, capturing ground and taking 3,000 German prisoners amid heavy shelling and continued artillery duels with France near Verdun. German attempts north of Hill 344 are repulsed with sizable losses as fighting spreads toward Jacobstadt between Riga and Dyinsk.
Hearst angrily rejects revelations claiming any involvement with Bolo Pasha the Bernstorff agent. He says he was not implicated and met Opy only casually.
William Randolph Hearst rejects New York Attorney General Merton Lewis’s claim of social ties to Bolo Pasha. Hearst states he merely provided market information to a visiting French journalist and challenges substantiation of the accusations as slander.
Federal agents seized the New Jersey Freie Zeitung publishing plant in Newark and arrested five people Benedict Prieth Edwin Prieth William von Katgler Frederick Hartmann Henry Waechter on charges of publishing seditious material. They were released on $5,000 bail each and scheduled for October 16 hearings.
Washington Oct 4 Emmett J Scott appointed special assistant to the war department for eighteen years confidentially of the late Booker T Washington to represent the interests of ten million negroes in wartime policy announced by Secretary Baker.
In the South Pacific fight, two raiders are sunk while three American schooners go down. A Master of One destroyer reaches Tutuila in open boat after Seeadler encounter, carrying a story of Seeadler.
A Navy Department dispatch from Tutuila Samoa details German raiders Seeadler and Zeeadler capturing three American schooners SLade A B Johnson and Manila and arming boats with machine guns bombs and rifles. It notes crews and prisoners left on Mopeha island and calls for food and water for marooned sailors and natives.
Four American owned ships remain overdue at Pacific coast and south Pacific ports after sailing in recent months. The R. C. Slade with 15 men sailed from Australia two months ago. a cable noted all safe. The A. B. Johnson, 529 tons, was 143 days overdue from Willapa harbor to Burney. The Manila, 647 tons, left Newcastle with coal for Honolulu and was 132 days overdue.
American officers study the western front as British advances unfold with reports of German withdrawals and increased morale among Allied troops. Observers note heavy Allied artillery and possible German line shortening to await winter, signaling potential open warfare next spring.
Shreveport dispatch reports harvest relief by Boy Scouts aiding Harrrison county farmers in Marshall with cotton picking on Saturdays due to scarce farm labor.
Secretary Lane makes a forceful appeal to Denver residents urging support for Liberty Bonds. He emphasizes that American young men will go over the top and sacrifice their lives to fund the war effort.
Twenty thousand airplanes for Americas fighting forces in France are under construction along with motors as part of a 640 million aviation bill. Secretary Baker says training aviators and all equipment is ready and thousands are already in flight schools both at home and abroad. The program aims to produce diverse aircraft from light trainers to heavy bombers and fighters with Liberty motors and domestic production expanding to meet allied needs.
In Denver on Oct 4 the report notes a two day fair for New Mexico with cooler Saturday after a warm Friday. The piece highlights weather impact and venue in Denver.
The secretary ends by praising President Wilson and urging him to hold the power to make the world safe for democracy in his hands. The passage reflects earnest wartime rhetoric calling for global democratic defense.
The Federal Reserve Board directs banks and trust companies to report gold ear marked for foreign accounts. It deems ear marking as equivalent to exporting gold and urges no foreign earmarking without board approval to protect general interests.
Salt Lake City report says Annie Ross, 28, died from gas suffocation after a gas pipe broke in her home. Her three children, oldest four, were found unconscious by her brother and may also die from the fumes. The incident occurred during the night, leaving the family devastated.
Gerald F. DuPont 22 son of Wilmington New York powder maker died after shooting himself on a north Ogden state highway. He had just left a hospital where he was recovering from a nervous breakdown and had planned to return to the city with Miss Marian Browning.
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