22 Oct 1914
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Newspaper
Albuquerque Morning Journal
Location
Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Oct 22, 1914
Page
1
No material change in the situation in the ongoing titanic armed struggle as forces maneuver back and forth. The vast conflict continues with heavy exchanges and strategic moves by opposing sides, drawing in regions and armies.
British and German forces clash along the western front with no decisive breakthrough as German attacks near Lille and along the coast fail to break Allied lines. Russian reports claim a full retreat of German troops in eastern theater, while Galicia and Prussia show shifting, contested advances and counterattacks.
Allied forces deploy long range monitors Mersey Humber and Sevenr to shell German positions from near shore while aircraft confirm ranges. German submarines shadow operations near the coast but British destroyers prevent success. Street fighting intensifies as battles for ground continue with reinforcements shifting the balance.
Paris and Petrograd say German attacks repulsed along the northern front and retreating elsewhere. Belgian troops advance five miles. British forces shell German positions. Russians claim German retreat on a 200 mile front. An allied effort aids Belgians near the North Sea as Lille and Ostend see heavy combat. An American Hoover Commission to aid starving Belgians is formed.
Testimony in Mineola ties Mrs. Florence Carman to the June 30 murder of Mrs. Lucile Bailey. Celia Coleman and Frank Farrell described a flash and a blue revolver in Carman’s office, while Carman urged the maid to lie for her. The defense faced a dramatic cross examination as Carman watched, her 2-year-old daughter in court.
Prosecutors present a chain of testimony that ties Mrs. Carman to the murder of Mrs. Bailey. The evidence builds a direct connection between the defendant and the crime, outlining witness statements and circumstantial facts.
The South Carolina senate today passed a bill authorizing an 85 million dollar bond issue for the state to purchase cotton.
Secretary Garrison telegraphed Governor Ammons of Colorado requesting steps toward mobilizing the state militia for service in strike districts. He said the aim was to obtain information from an authoritative source while denying broader motives. A protest against enlisting mine guards was presented to President Wilson by the Mine Workers committee chair.
Governor Ammons received no message from Secretary Garrison on mobilization steps by late tonight. Adjutant General John Chase said a semi official report claimed three thousand armed strikers in Colorado and four neighboring states could attack militiamen if called to police the strike district. He attributed the charge to rifles taken home by nearby militia members from annual practice in Denver.
California man heads American Commission engaged in humanitarian work in wartorn Belgium. The dispatch notes Hoover will spearhead relief efforts aimed at alleviating famine conditions and coordinating aid with Allied agencies.
An American relief commission led by Herbert Hoover will feed 700000 Belgians facing famine as German and British actions shape delivery. Ambassador Page brokered the plan with Walter Hines Page acting as intermediary, with $1.2 million in funds and plans for ships from Rotterdam to Belgium.
Philadelphia October 21 United States Steel defense argues the firm is law abiding and benefits the nation. Lindabury for the defense contends monopolistic intent did not drive formation of the Carnegie era company. Dickinson cites interlocking directorates and railroad ties shaping steel business. Colton to discuss northwest ore land acquisitions.
At the Interstate Commerce Commission hearing on eastern railroads rates banker Lawrence Chamberlain urged using a 5 percent rate rise to boost economic psychology. He argued bankers favor relief to the nation’s credit condition, while questions from commissioners pressed limits on commission power. The day focused on bankers’ testimony, bond market trends, and comparisons with public service securities.
The commission seeks urgent action from the American people to channel charity to Belgium. Australia is shipping frozen sheep to Belgium and the commission plans to distribute them. American organizations already aiding Belgians are urged to cooperate in applying their resources to food supplies.
Toronto, Oct 21 Indicted fourteen years ago in New York City for grand larceny in connection with frauds tied to mining stocks Dr CC Flower about 70 was arrested tonight at the request of Police Lieutenant McConville New York who had trailed him across the Americas Investors in Flower promoted schemes in 1900 reportedly lost about 1 000 000 He was president of the Arizona and Lone Pine companies He posted bail of 50 000 then forfeited it by fleecing.
The inquest into the stabbing death of Thomas W. Patterson, station agent, by Rev. J. J. Mullen of Holl Rosary church at Hillside, near Chicago, is continued to Nov 5. The priest remains jailed. Rev. H. M. Platser of Hammond, Indiana, a longtime friend, suspects possible mental illness.
In San Francisco on October 21 a group of bankers capitalists railway magnates and merchants formed a committee to pursue Belgian colonization on the Pacific coast. The effort is likely to receive state aid and is conducted under the California development board.
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