08 Oct 1918
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Newspaper
Albuquerque Morning Journal
Location
Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Oct 08, 1918
Page
1
Chairman of respective central committees to meet soon to arrange details for a unique patriotic work. Candidates for state offices expected to participate in planning and promotional events surrounding the sale.
The article reports a dispute between Democratic and Republican state chairmen over canvassing New Mexico for the Fourth Liberty Loan. It notes Craig and Seligman exchanging proposals and letters about holding a conference and having candidates actively campaign.
The Morning Journal reports an elaborate campaign planned by Teutonic allies analysts describe a peace note as an initial move. It cites cautious language from observers in Vienna and Berlin about neutral powers, potential mediation, and shifts in entente relations with President Wilson’s stance uncertain.
War era report details efforts to combat mosquito-borne fever in tropical zones. General staff led by Col Philip Schuyler Doatnie coordinates with health officials and private firms to destroy breeding grounds and install preventive measures near ports and shipyards.
Editor cites Albuquerque physicians warning fear fuels illness as deadly as the bug itself. Advice includes avoiding crowds, washing nose and throat, keeping bowels open, breathing open air, and following a doctor’s guidance. Stay in bed when fevered and control fears to avoid self harm.
Fragmentary report notes Murguia seizing all horses for military use amid protests and confusion. Text references a proclamation and delays, with unclear dates and names due to damaged OCR.
A fragmented wartime notice reports American personnel held in Germany with figures like 1 480 and 3200 plus 61 sailors held by authorities. The garbled text references the adjutant general and internee statements, noting locations in Germany and Constantino.
In Denver and Ole weather shows fair skies with mild wind. Across New Mexico temperatures are cool with cloudy conditions and light easterly breezes.
An OCR fragment reports a weather section with temperatures and wind details. It mentions a maximum and 0 degrees in an unclear location and time, with garbled lines resembling thermometer readings and wind notes.
A Dorade participant was wounded during a Fort Collins water party incident. Details are sparse but the event involved the Padara Ca group and a late start to activities. Further information is not available in the readable text.
French forces seize Barry au Bac northwest of Rheims, inflicting tearing blows as Allied troops pressure the front. The action strengthens Allied positions and further weakens the enemy line along the sector.
Britain seizes Beirut as a Mediterranean base while forces in Syria and the Levant push forward. French and American troops advance northward toward Arras and the Meuse as German and Austrian units rally against Allied assaults.
Washington October reports President Wilson engages with European premiers as negotiations on German surrender terms intensify. Indications suggest a formal reply may be prepared, likely rejecting lenient peace in favor of unconditional surrender amid bipartisan public pressure.
A health service notice calls for volunteers to assist hospitals during the influenza outbreak. It outlines steps for reporting cases and directing communities to seek care at clinics and public health centers.
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