25 Oct 1915
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Newspaper
Albuquerque Morning Journal
Location
Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Oct 25, 1915
Page
1
German under secretary for foreign affairs states the execution of Mino Cavell is a justified wartime act. Mercy sentiments are dismissed as inappropriate within the army’s mission and the ruling aligns with harsh wartime policy.
German foreign secretary Alfred von Zimmermann says Allied press overreacted to Edith Cavell’s execution and that war demands justify strict enforcement. He cites a world war wartime policy that traitors and enemies must be punished to deter further acts despite appeals for mercy.
Washington weather bulletin shows 24 hour period ending yesterday with a high of 77 and a low of 28. An editorial defends an execution as just, refuting reports of refusal to shoot and claiming the act followed official regulations and occurred immediately after the sentence.
Telegram from Amsterdam to the Exchange Telegraph says Belgian men aged 17 to 35 have been notified by German authorities at Minuseets to report for service, with about 7,500 already deported to Germany.
In London, October 18 the sight of Bulgarian citizens in British uniforms is noted as war with Bulgaria expands. Some have returned from Flanders wearing hospital blue for the wounded, while others have just enlisted and are about to go to the front. Many Bulgarians admire England and have naturalized or enlisted in Canadian forces.
Reported advices indicate Carranza columns occupied Jiminez between Terreon and Chihuahua City, with Villa forces retreating to Chihuahua City. Casas Grandes is held by deserters led by General Quijano, and Villa loyalists executed generals Lopes Pailan and Li con.
At Agua Prieta near Fronteras in the Bisbee area a sharp clash occurred between Villa advance guards and Carranza troops. General Calles issued no statement on the outcome. A duel near Anayacacht pass left Lt. Col. Cardenas dead and Major Anaya wounded after an insult.
Police thwart a German officer in New York suspected of planning to dynamite a munitions plant. The suspect reportedly confessed involvement in the sabotage scheme and was taken into custody for further investigation.
New York Oct 24 Police and federal agents say Robert Fay a German army lieutenant and Walter Lethe his brother in law were detained in a plot to wreck munition plants and ships. Fay allegedly received 2000 to halt shipments and papers in his room tied him to German secret service with explosives and maps found in Weehawken New Jersey.
Dr Constantin Dumba arrived in Berlin with his wife after his recall as Austro Hungarian ambassador to the United States. The Vossische Zeitung reports Emperor Francis Joseph ennobled Ambassador Dumba, citing a usually well informed source.
Archibald Carios Sweet, a farm hand, surrendered to county authorities fearing mob violence over rumors he knew something of the murder of Miss Nellie Byers. Bloodhounds tracked a suspect near the victim’s home as officers moved him to a secret location for safety. No charges filed.
Read of Western Front casualties shows 388 killed 644 wounded 107 missing in fortnight ending October 15. Prominent officers including Major Generals Thesiger and Capper killed or mortally wounded. two brigadier generals wounded and one missing. Total officers lost since war start 18 210 with 5 559 killed or died of wounds.
Berlin reports German forces score gains near the town of Dvinsk amid air battles described as chief features of the western theater. Russian and Allied defenses are said to resist with cautious countermeasures as operations continue.
Official communication details German advances in Serbia with 19 officers and 2940 troops captured, Danube crossings near Orsova, and munitions store seizure near Prahovo. Reports describe aerial battles off St. Quentin and Verdun, and Russian counter-attacks repelled with heavy losses.
President Wilson and his fiancée Mrs Norman Galt attended church today for the first time since engagement news. They were joined by Miss Margaret Wilson, prompting a large crowd that caused some attendees to be turned away.
Mrs. Frank B Andrews wife of the Santa Fe forest service examiner was seriously injured by a fall down a flight of stairs while examining land designated for agricultural use.
A Grand Trunk passenger train struck an automobile near Detroit killing seven members of the Stoldt family and injuring an eighth. The deceased include Mrs Rachael Stoldt and her five daughters Pearl Hazel Mabel Martha Esther and Minnie Engel a sister of Mrs Stoldt. William Stoldt husband and father was badly mangled.
Mine managers say the Western Federation entered the Arizona field uninvited by any workers then at work. They insist their position is not to blame for the ongoing labor action.
El Paso reports managers declare wage increases voluntary and no labor grievance existed after week of Clifton Morenes Metcalf copper strike talks. They accuse the Western Federation of Miners of sabotaging conferences and forcing organization on employees amid market declines and plant shutdowns.
A large labor dispute centers on the Western Federation of Miners as pickets block operations around Arizona Copper, Shannon, and Detroit Copper plants. Governors Hunt and Munt intervene amid mass meetings, threats, and promises of direct employer talks, while the sheriff reports intimidation and plant seizures by federation-backed crowds.
Mrs TC Jones of New York told of warning by pheasants at a country house fifty miles from London on the night of the raid October 1. She and other passengers aboard the St Paul described distant shapes and the air battle as Zeppelin raid news reached survivors and relief workers in France and England.
A British submarine near Libau attacked and sank a German cruiser of the Prinz Adalbert class. The armored cruiser, 293 feet long and displacing 12,858 tons, carried 547 men.
The Bulgarian advance reaches Uskup and blocks the ally transport route to Serbia. Austro German offensives cross the Danube at Orsova as Russian actions shift to Domeness. Heavy losses and entrenched Serbian resistance slow progress amid broader Balkan fronts.
Paris reports the eighth German assault in five days against French positions in the wood of Givenchy north of Arras was repulsed with light losses. The official statement notes Germans cut down on leaving trenches and retreated. Artillery activity remained high south of the Somme near Lihons and Canny, with French batteries destroying several enemy trenches and works in Champagne and Lorraine regions.
London reports Field Marshal Sir John French notes three days of heavy artillery south of the La Bassée canal with no infantry fighting beyond trench grenade exchanges. On the 22nd four Allied airmen engaged German aircraft, forcing or driving them down.
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