29 Oct 1915
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Newspaper
Albuquerque Morning Journal
Location
Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Oct 29, 1915
Page
1
The report describes the Gilded Dome of the Greek Church painted green with evergreen branches hung over it to fool Teuton foes during the siege at Vangorod, as nUOIANG deploys a Japanese trick. Soldiers observe this camouflaged beacon amid contested ruins and defensive maneuvers.
A 1915 wartime analysis by James of Donnell Bennett argues that the capture of Fortress Wangered gives Germany immense strategic advantage. The piece describes Russian defenses, German artillery lessons, and a ruse involving a gilded church dome hidden by evergreens. It notes the fortress’s destruction and reframes its fall within broader Russian defeats and Polish front considerations.
Twenty four hour forecast ending this evening shows a maximum temperature of 74 degrees and a minimum of 22 degrees. The day’s temperature range is 52 degrees with a southwest wind at six PM.
In a shadowed retreat amid artillery and burning fortresses a convoy struggles past German detachments as illuminated by distant fires. A lone goat and a courtly don offer moments of tenderness and humor before continuing to safety and shared toasts to Jacinto Benavente and Jose Echegaray.
Washington Oct. 28 Comptroller of the Currency warns national banks to honor the national bank act and the usury limits set by state law. Directors must read the circular at the next board meeting and obtain slips of receipt from all members within thirty days, with minutes certified for absent directors.
Charles Boone of Rodey is killed at Guzman after a quarrel with a villa officer. A partner escapes and brings the story to El Paso.
Charles Boone of Rodey New Mexico was killed by Villa soldiers near Guzman Chihuahua as cattlemen report orders to slaughter stock after the Juares packing plant closed. James Welsh, who escaped, says a train shipment was halted and Boone was dragged from the car before being killed. Boone leaves a widow and daughter in Albuquerque.
A diligent senateh for the widow of Charles Boone, killed in Guzman yesterday, was instituted by Journal reporters last night but proved unavailing. Former Governor George Curry, in the city yesterday, said he knew Boone but offered no information about the family.
Onnie Talas the young house boy on trial for complicity in the murder of Elizabeth K Nichols repudiated any alleged confession to police. He testified the statement was beaten from him after sleep deprivation and questioned him for long hours. He claimed Arthur Waltonen and others conspired to rob Nichols and that he was forced to help hide evidence after being bound by the trio.
Morning report from Phoenix notes preparations to house and feed about 4000 refugees from the Clifton copper district at Danan a mining camp twenty five miles from Clifton. Hundreds of strikers and their families are being provided free lodging and meals with no charge. Clifton remains quiet as union men plan a meeting for tomorrow with unspecified purpose.
Judge E H Gary states the steel demand surged before the war. Production more than doubled year ago and plants cannot supply the demand in any general line.
The Morning Journal reports a revival in the iron and steel trade with nearly every blast furnace and mill operating at or near capacity. Demand for iron steel and products is high and delivery times are long as prices rise sharply. About 625000 men are employed in the producing end with 10 million tons yearly output and 40 million being manufactured in process.
Report says Russian government seeks a credit loan in the United States similar to the Anglo French credit, with no bond issue contemplated. Proposed size 50 to 100 million dollars or more, interest up to nine percent, term around eighteen months, possibly near 69 million pounds.
The Presbyterian synod of Baltimore approved petition campaigns seeking federal censorship of moving pictures, a Sunday post law in Washington DC, and prohibition on exporting intoxicating liquors to Africa. The measures aim to rally churches nationwide and press Congress to act.
A blaze at St John’s parochial school traps several children at the front vestibule causing a deadly stampede. Ten bodies later identified among twenty victims include girls aged seven to seventeen. Mother Superior Marie Carmelita led evacuation as exits jammed and panic spread.
A telegram from Budapest to the Colonie Volks Zeitung suggests King Peter of Serbia is expected to depart Serbia. The message notes possible refuge in Italy via Amsterdam and London routes as rumors spread.
Announcement via Witelesam to Tuckerton reports Pope Benediet donated 5 000 Kronen about 5 000 dollars to the Polish relief fund. Cyersess agency released the statement today.
Attorney W Lewis for the Shannon Copper Co said the Arizona strike is nearly finished as Mexicans among the workers protest not receiving deputy pay of 44 dollars a day. Gov Hunt’s sympathy fades as militia move back toward Clifton. Director J Pentland travels from Edinburgh to San Francisco to assess the strike.
The will of Atros F. Pinchot, a pioneer merchant and NYC real estate owner who died October 26, leaves an estate valued around 8.8 million. About 23 million goes to public institutions, with 1.5 million for the deaf of his sister Anna K. Pinchot and 250 thousand for each child of Amos Pinchot and Lady Johnstone’s son. 1 million is set for relatives of his brother John C. Tone.
A wireless dispatch from Liege reports Overseas News Agency denial of a rumor that thirty or more Belgian subjects were condemned to death by court martial for espionage and treason. The agency says there have been no such sentences and no proceedings in that vein recently.
A Sofia dispatch says Turkish forces repulsed a Bulgarian defiant force near Strumnitva. It reports heavy shelling by Hulbartan and Turkish mountain artillery and 2000 prisoners arriving in Sofia.
The first call for funds from the Anglo French 500 million credit loan was issued by Basil B. Blackett and Octave Humbers. Banks nationwide are to remit 14 percent of proceeds to National City Bank by November 15. About 200 million remains available for public purchase as public subscriptions ease.
Athos Stomanos, Greek foreign minister, called at the foreign office under Premier Zaimis to demand the withdrawal of all alleged forces from Saloniki, insisting the actions were unwarranted.
Reports from London say little reliable news on the Serbia invasion as Austro German forces push near Nish and Uskup. Greek attitude sparks Allied concerns while France and Britain reinforce. Greek officials assure no hostile act toward allied troops.
Overseas News Agency reports Austro-Hungarian Bulgarian and German units met on Hatkan heights in twilight October 26. Two Bulgarian officers and twenty five men entered the area and were welcomed by central powers troops led by Lieutenant Gateyev. A parade followed near Milutinovitsh and the Klaidovo fortress with national anthems across the Danube as a new passage from Germany through Austria-Hungary and Bulgaria into Turkey is inaugurated.
A dispatch from Soffis reports after long and sanguinary fighting the Bulgarians raptured the fortress of Pivot. The capture comes as Belgian forces press operations in the region near Jrosterdam via tendon.
The Serbian legation in Paris issued a statement noting actions on October 26. Officials provided details amid ongoing diplomatic updates as the night progressed.
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