31 Oct 1915
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Newspaper
Albuquerque Morning Journal
Location
Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Oct 31, 1915
Page
1
The dinner honored a prominent guest from the Santa Fe Railroad as leading national figures attended. Business leaders and political names joined the event, highlighting ties between rail expansion and national interests. The guest spoke on industry progress and regional development.
A Copenhagen telegraph notes Turkish warships Dresioy Goehey and Hami Meh engage a Russia squadron of three battleships and several cruisers in the Black Sea. The outcome remains unknown. Breslau and Goeben are renamed Middla and Sultan Selim.
The article reports that the Mexican President asserts foreign governments should cease conducting diplomatic relations with Mexico through the United States. He argues direct contact is essential and condemns reliance on U S intermediaries in setting foreign policy.
Telegraphs from Berlin and Bucharest report Turkish warships engaging Russian forces in the Black Sea as German efforts to move troops toward Thrace continue. Berlin notes executions for espionage in Belgium and Russian retirements near Riga as German counterattacks on the Western Front recur with mixed gains in Champagne and Artois.
Three thousand American soldiers entrenched within a few feet of the border to protect Douglas area as tensions rise. Military moves point to a possible engagement near Agua Prieth with Villa Howe anticipated to clash today or Monday.
The National Municipal League will hold its 21st annual meeting in Dayton November 17 to 19. The event includes joint sessions with the City Managers Association of America the Ohio Municipal League and the Civil Service Reform League of Ohio. The agenda centers on a model charter based on the city manager plan and the use of municipal experts.
E P Ripley president of the Atchison Topeka Santa Fe Railway Co marked his 70th birthday with a dinner praising his wife and Santa Fe colleagues. Speakers thanked Holliday Morowitz Gleed Strong and others for guiding the railroad from Topeka toward its national expansion, noting the road’s growth from 20 million to 120 million in gross value.
The Rev Dr Newell Dwith Hilles of Plymouth Church Brookhion and Frank L Ferguson have signed a binding agreement to submit to arbitration all matters at issue between them. The primary issue is Hilles demand for an accounting of business affairs from Ferguson who has managed Hilles affairs. A libel suit for 50000 damages was filed by Percy Hilles against Dr Hilles and legal action to have Ferguson examined was contemplated before arbitration. Clergymen and long time friends of the Plymouth church pastor aided the amicable settlement.
President Wilson and his fiancée Mrs Norman Galt spent an afternoon at Annapolis with Dr Cary Grayson. The White House car was followed by a secret service convoy as they toured the naval academy and met Captain Eberle and Secretary Daniels. The president declined to attend the football game to avoid crowds and stayed at a hotel for luncheon.
Washington report says the National Guard association and the National Military Board voiced strong support for Secretary Garrison s policy including formation of a continental army and federal compensation for service The executive committee will submit a detailed report to the San Francisco convention and urge passage of a bill to modernize the militia and enlarge the standing army.
Viscount Milner criticized British secrecy in a Canterbury address. He cited shell delays and Dardanelles blunders as grave faults, urged honest accounting of policy in the Balkans, and questioned aiding Serbia or Greece after pledges.
The Carranza government signals it will deal directly with European states, bypassing the United States on routine foreign claims. British minister Hohler plans to visit Mexico to push recognition, with Austria already recognizing Carranza and hints that Russia France and Japan may follow. Villa pledges protection for Americans as cananea officials assure safety for foreigners amid tense sentiment. Rail lines between Mexico City and interior and border points resume normal traffic as Veracruz currency measures curb speculation. exchange rate 7.96 to 1.
Washington reports the navy board found the London metal fragment could not prove a torpedo sank the Hesperian. The missing sworn statement and the fragment’s origin leave the U S unable to claim a German submarine caused the loss. Germany maintains the steamer was not torpedoed.
Athens dispatch reports King Constantine of Greece arriving at Saloniki where he is welcomed by Prince George and local authorities. The Entente general staff is absent by the king’s wish, signaling a discreet royal visit amid wartime positions.
Washington reports say Germany France Russia and Japan failed to win U S support to block a move toward a new monarchy in China or topple the republic The United States maintains it cannot interfere in another nation s internal affairs The allies argue such a change could unsettle War East balance and draw Japanese attention from arming Mussina with ammunition shipments.
Four Mexican prisoners seized jailer Fidel Sanchez at the Doña County Jail in Las Cruces New Mexico beating him unconscious and fleeing with keys. Victims named Eliseo Carilla Fr Romero Juan Ramirez and a fourth man. A posse pursued but no trace found by nightfall. Prisoners were being held for theft.
Santa Fe Oct 30 County Superintendent John V Conway and Chief Clerk Rupert Asplund spoke to the Parent teachers association and school pupils at the Madrid coal camp Y M C A hall. They traveled by automobile.
United States infantry brigades move to positions along the Arizona border near Douglas and Agua Prieta to deter a potential Villa assault on Agua Prieta. Brig Gen Davis orders residents to remain indoors as Col Franco reports Villa with about 18 000 men and heavy guns advancing toward the area.
Governor Me Donald named notaries public including George W. Shepherd of Portales Valle Garland Vaughn and William A. Chapman of Raton with appointments announced today in Santa Fe.
J J Wallace a cattle man from Montana was found unconscious in a dry river bed five miles southeast of San Bernardino California. He claimed a group of race track gamblers in Los Angeles attacked him after he threatened to report their methods to police. He remembered nothing after the assault. His condition was described as doubtful.
Reports from El Paso dated October 30 describe two Carranza troop trains en route to Douglas, Arizona to reinforce General Calles at Agua Prieta, with guards and possible Villa cavalry activity west of Columbus New Mexico. US cavalry patrolling border, Pershing in contact, trains fired upon en route.
The British auxiliary sweeper Hythe was sunk after colliding with another Royal Navy ship off the Gallipoli peninsula during the night of October 25. At the time she carried 250 men in addition to her crew. 155 are reported missing.
Report from Petrograd claims Austro German forces are evacuating Volhynia leaving behind ammunition and supplies. Serbian appeals to Allies for immediate troop support grow as Balkan fronts show little decisive movement. Russian routes and Italian troop movements are cited but unconfirmed by sources in London and Berlin.
London reports from Saloniki that Entente forces concentrate at multiple points to ease pressure on Serbia. More transports expected, submarine precautions stepped up after the Marquette torpedoing. Port activity is lively with refugees and officers arriving. rents and food prices rise and flour is scarce.
Reports from Bucharest state Sunday’s crowd in favor of the entente clashed with police. Tomorrow's protest, arranged by nationalists, is billed as the last constitutional attempt to push government participation in the war.
Three suits filed by John D. Parks & Co. of Utica against major wholesale drug firms in New York states allege price fixing blacklists and unlawful interference with non conforming rivals. Damages expected near 500000 with decree pro confesso entered in federal court and damages to be adjusted.
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