06 Oct 1914
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Newspaper
Albuquerque Morning Journal
Location
Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Oct 06, 1914
Page
1
Constitutional representatives in El Paso offer a different reading of the situation from Washington after the formal act of conference. The El Paso group asserts Carranza remains head of Mexico by the conference outcome.
Central government agents dispute Washington’s take on Mexico’s crisis after a Mexico City convention rejected Carranza’s resignation. Calderon is ruled out as provisional leader, Iglesias Calderon’s candidacy is uncertain, and Villa’s influence is questioned amid factional divides and planning for future elections.
Washington officials report dispatches from Mexico being most assuring and indicate a peaceful settlement may come soon from Aguas Calientes or Mexico City. No messages yet from Carranza or Villa factions.
A Mexican force believed to be loyal to General Higineo Aguilar reappeared at Esperanza and fights are reported there as troops move toward the capital.
The day featured debate on the Clayton antitrust conference report with an 84 to 24 approval. Senator Kern announced a caucus for war revenue and related matters. Adjournment set for noon Wednesday after a 6 24 p m session. A noon session resumed with a Philippines Will debate blocked by Henry of Texas. The Lever warehouse loan bill failed 142 to 109 for lack of two thirds.
New York October 5 reports show little change in the cotton market. Rains in the eastern belt threaten to damage open cotton and delay picking while waterborne news drew little attention. Local dealers held offers steady from the South as receipts rise but stay well below normal and farmers keep most of their crops. A rules committee report on by laws is expected soon and other committees work on measures to resume business. New Orleans port quiet with 7 bales 256 1 16 cents sides.
London reports the Prince of Wales fund has reached 15 million dollars. The Prince sent a letter of thanks for the generous contributions. He hopes funds for relief of distress will fund productive programs like employment schemes and industrial training rather than mere dole outs.
The Lever cotton and grain warehousing bill to authorize a nationwide system of warehouse receipts for cotton grain and similar commodities failed in the House by 162 to 100, not reaching the required two thirds. The bill proposed permissive federal supervised warehousing for staple and non perishable agricultural products.
The Naco border siege devastates the Arizona town as Mexican factions clash across the line. Citizens appeal to President Wilson for protection while Yaqui and Carranza forces exchange fire and negotiations for a ceasefire begin.
The steamer Ardmount, loaded with grain, struck a mine after departing Dover for Zeebrugge. All 35 crew members were saved. The 3510-ton ship, owned by Ashmount Steamships, sailed from Galveston and had been ordered to Antwerp.
The owner of Thomas Jeffersons old home yields to opportunities of people from all parts of the country by agreeing to sell Monticello to the United States government.
Representative Levy of New York told Secretary Bryan he would sell Monticello, the Jefferson home, to the government for 500000. He said he spent about 1 million on restoration and would be the half donor to fulfill the national demand for keeping the Virginia site for presidential use. Bryan expressed gratification and urged prompt congressional action.
German defeat becomes a dis orderly retreat as baggage arms and ammunition are abandoned in the Wiener area. The report suggests the czarist victory may be larger than initially stated, with ongoing military action and disrupted German positions.
The Russian embassy cited a Russian headquarters report claiming a German defeat and rout near Allenstein in East Prussia. It said two Russian armies move from west and south toward Allenstein, with German losses estimated at seventy thousand men.
London reports from Petrograd detail Russian advances across the Carpathians and near Ossovets with heavy German and Austrian losses. A noted retreat by Russians through Mazur lake district ended with a submerged battery and many casualties.
A private submarine at Spezia vanished during a trial voyage. Lt Angelo Bellini, in charge of the boat, reportedly took the vessel to an unknown destination and left the crew unaware of his plans, prompting a search by a torpedo boat. Bellini promised an explanation to the builders.
Birmingham dispatch reports sixteen men killed and twelve injured in a pocket gas explosion at the Mulga mines of Woodward Iron near Ensley. Bodies are being removed slowly with nine recovered by nightfall. officials say the blast was local and gas ignition is suspected, no damage to the mine structure noted.
Military courts in Butte Montana resumed work today after an order by Major Donohue restored activity. The change involved replacing Major J P Riddell with Capt. Walter L Verge on the militia high court commission.
German papers report London living in fear of both underwater and aerial threats. They cite German U boats and torpedo boats stalking English battleships and speculate on Zeppelin airship raids, with London kept in near darkness at night.
Grace Brown Herbert Guggenheim Wahl must answer questions from Frial Chrystie of the New York Bar Association in disbarment proceedings against Louis Werner, former attorney to Mrs Wahl. Werner faced bar action over conduct in her divorce case, and deposition was ordered despite her fear of self incrimination.
Letters received in London from firms with Congo interests describe clashes at several locations between French and German traders with fatalities possible. The Belgian government has deployed guns on Congo boats to resist German attacks.
Washington reports a statement from Colonel Go lewski of the Russian embassy noting that German retreat persists in East Prussia. The Germans are attempting to resist in formerly fortified positions from Werjholowo to Lyeck.
Ambassador Morgenthau appealed to the state department for more relief funds for Americans in the Ottoman empire. A $150,000 deposit proved insufficient as London Paris and treasury officials move to mobilize rapid Turkish distributions amid reports of acute hardship and looming starvation.
Official dispatch from Rome dated October 6 reports the expected birth of a royal heir. The document, transmitted via Paris, confirms the birth is anticipated in January.
A nameless cargo ship lay at anchor in San Francisco Bay awaiting flag and clearance papers. The Alexandria, former Kosmos line, was sold to the Northern and Southern Navigation Co. and sought to register as Sacramento under the American flag, later applying to fly the German flag as the vessel awaited permission amid neutrality concerns. An officer from the cruiser New Orleans was aboard to safeguard neutrality.
London and Paris express confidence as General Von Kluge resists Allied flanking in northern France after a twenty four day battle near the Oise. German and Russian reports describe slow progress with entrenchments aiding defense.
Washington October 5 officials said the steamship Alexandria now detained at San Francisco will likely remain held as investigators determine actual ownership and any recent transfers before American registry or sailing under the German flag. Germany’s flag clearance may also be denied until neutrality concerns are resolved amid UK prize court actions and related inquiries into American port movements.
Allied forces launch a vigorous offensive as German and Allied lines clash along a long front. French and British detachments on the western wing fall back under strong resistance while aviators and rapid redeployments shape the pressure. French troops petition for rest after three days in the trenches.
The French and Allied lines show little change with continued actions on the left wing and repeated German offensives repulsed in the Argonne and Meuse. Russian advances in East Prussia follow their victory in Russian Poland while French ships bomb Cattarò on the Adriatic. Britain probes US coal shipments amid fears of German interception. The Prince of Wales relief fund climbs to 15 million dollars.
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