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Newspaper
Albuquerque Morning Journal
Location
Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Oct 08, 1917
Page
1
Massive British artillery pounds German trenches in Belgium as Haig plans another large scale offensive with continuous shelling and advancing troops. Strong formations press toward enemy positions amid persistent bombardment and fresh troop movements.
Stormy seas of rain sweep across the front as Field Marshal Haig shells German positions from Langemarck to Zonnebeke while preparing another push toward the Ostend Lille road. Crown Prince's forces endure losses in Champagne as Russians seize a Teutonic position near Sereth. Uruguay breaks relations with Germany.
Washington Oct 7 Coal jobbers nationwide were ordered by the fuel administration to register with the federal trade commission by October 25 detailing the financial interest of all stockholders and partners. The move aims to curb dummy jobbing firms that absorb jobbers fees beyond the government coal price.
Madrid Oct 7 decree continues martial law throughout Spain. government announces suspension of civil liberties and intensified security measures in major cities and regions amid ongoing unrest and national security concerns.
The Federal Trade Commission reports it exhausted all resources to aid publishers in relief efforts. The message underscores government involvement to stabilize paper supplies for wartime needs and supports a swift policy response.
The Senate Shipping Committee filed a report demanding government operation of print paper and pulp during the war. It accuses producers of greed and defiant attitude, citing the Federal Trade Commission findings and limited relief. The measure would empower the trade commission to run mills and pulp plants, pool output, and distribute at cost plus fair profit, with cross border cooperation with Canada.
Uruguay severed diplomatic relations with Germany after a chamber vote of 74 to 7 percent. A presidential decree announced the rupture and the German minister was given his passports. President Viera said the move defends justice democracy and small nationalities.
The first snow of the season fell in northern Colorado and southeastern Wyoming, with Denver receiving a half hour of snow before it turned to rain. Cheyenne reported a trace of snow. This marks Denver’s earliest snowfall since 1914 when four inches fell on September 4.
Secretary of War Baker issues a weekly European update highlighting British progress on the Belgian front. The briefing notes American forces are not mentioned in the summary of events.
War department weekly review notes Allied ascendancy in Flanders as German bases on the Belgian coast are threatened. British front depth aids renewed offensives. no decisive success yet. Separate section reports White Sox rout of Giants 7 to 2 at Chicago to move series to New York.
Denver report notes Monalay rain and colder conditions in the east portion. The west remains fair. Tuesday shows unsettled weather with warmer conditions in the east portion.
Stockholm faces a fuel shortage with benzine and rubber scarcity forcing drastic curbs on transport. No taxicabs after 7 p.m. or before 7 a.m. and restricted to a small district. Private cars banned entirely and private motor boats prohibited. Kerosene supply also nearing exhaustion.
President Peng Kuo chang renews contract with Dr Ariga the Japanese constitutional adviser to the Chinese government. Ariga had ended his long term and returned to Japan but was recalled during La Yuan hung's bid to dissolve parliament. Morrison the English adviser opposed the move.
Amsterdam dispatch reports Field Marshal von Hindenburg replying to a congratulatory telegram from the Catholic Peoples Union. He says Germany desires peace as the pope does, but enemies are not ready and will gradually come to their senses. He urges patience and continued victory while awaiting peace.
Russian scouts from the Caucasus army captured General Count von Meyer, head of the German air service in the Black Sea district, in a daring raid announced today in Petrograd.
London reports from October 1 describe a National Food Journal statement urging Britons to cut flour use even as U S and Canadian wheat deficits loom. It quotes H C Hoover and warns compulsion may follow if voluntary cuts do not deepen, noting August bread and flour consumption 5.5 percent below last year despite ample potatoes.
A Petrograd dispatch accuses the czarist system of treachery through Rasputin loyalists and German spies. It details trials and exile of officials, calls most Russians victims of a doomed old regime, and notes the Puthoff munitions factory failures and Spann’s mild punishment.
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