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Newspaper
New Mexico State Record
Location
Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Apr 19, 1918
Page
2
German forces launched a masked drive in the Ypres sector and stormed Messines Ridge while Wytschaete was reportedly captured by large German troops, signaling heavy combat in the Western Front.
Newspaper Union News Service reports from London on April 17 that Lloyd George warned of continued fluctuation between hope and despondency as Allied forces resist German offensives. Messines ridge fighting grows intense near Neuve Eglise Balloy and Wytschaete with Turks? No, German assault. Paris bombarded. Americans claim successes near St Mihiel and No Man’s Land near Apremont forest.
Secretary Baker returns from Europe with pride and confidence in U.S. and Allied forces. He credits gains under Gen. Foch and pledges continued pooling of resources. In other dispatches, Harris Abattoir plant fire destroys 750000 dollars in damage and half a million in foodstuffs. British sink ten trawlers in the Cattegat with no British casualties.
Washington reports orders to intensify search for the 19000 ton collier Cyclops overdue from South American waters since March thirteenth. Six Colorado men are among those feared aboard: Edwin J Straus Harold Wakesell Ernest Small J J Cain John Thomas Dennis Oral Andres Beyer Frederick Harkner Golding and John Marti Angiavic. Cyclops crew included fifty four sailors and two naval lieutenants plus civilians and a consul at Rio de Janeiro. The vessel was last heard from near the West Indies on March 4.
Secretary Lansing releases memorandum defendingAmerica s ships seizure in ports as a lawful act tied to Germany s threat. Netherlands government receives copy noting no question of legality and presenting benefits to Dutch ship owners and people. Epidemic hits 700 in camp in Ray Arizona causing grippe like illness after suspected water contamination.
Washington reports the German government has revoked the peace resolution promising no annexations or indemnities. A dispatch from France notes the Reichstag’s July majority stands annulled. Slav snipers kill a Japanese patrol in Vladivostok, with one Russian arrested. Arbeiter Zeitung Vienna calls May Day peace and eight hour workday demonstration. Col Henry Page, Civil and Spanish American wars veteran and Grant staff officer, dies in Salt Lake City at 82.
British forces regain ground on the continent while General Haig issues a stern call to defend England. The leader urges unity and resilience as the war effort continues and defenses tighten along key fronts.
Allied lines in France hold firm as American troops repel a mass German assault near the Meuse north of St Mihiel. Casualties on both sides mount with heavy fighting and daily bombardments renewing across the front amid reports of prison captures and German losses.
Senator William J. Stone of Missouri, long a Democratic leader and chairman of the Senate foreign relations committee, died in Barview Washington after a stroke. Funeral plans call for services Tuesday and a journey to Jefferson City for state rest in the capitol. The report covers his 45 years in public life, including service in the House, governorship, and Senate since 1903.
The War Department reports the turning point in the western front battle is near, with German efforts failing to secure victory. American forces on the Meuse north of St Mihiel repelled a 400-strong German assault despite being outnumbered two to one, while Allied defense holds against German advances near Ypres and Lens.
Secretary of State Lansing, before ambassadors of the allies and the Congress of the Daughters of the American Revolution, reaffirmed the United States will wage war until Prussian power is defeated, declaring there can be no other end to the conflict and that victory is certain.
Lieutenant B B Markham a flying instructor at Kelly field was killed when the aircraft with a cadet aboard dropped in a tail spin from 200 feet. The cadet unhurt. Markham from Turin New York. New Draft Call for 49843 Ordered. Washington says Provost Marshal General Crowder sent the draft for 49843 to governors with mobilization set for May 1 and 10. They join over 300000 already ordered to camp since late March. Colorado quota 696 Arizona 318 New Mexico 274 Wyoming 92.
French and British reinforcements arrived to bolster Sir Douglas Haig's army in Flanders. Major General James D. McLachlan, British military attache, assessed the northern part of the long western front, noting German gains were limited and each hour slowed their advance, aiding an eventual Allied victory.
A wartime appeal urges readers to lend money to the government by buying Liberty Bonds. The text argues dollars sent now will return with interest and stresses moral duty, comparing personal sacrifice for a neighbor’s son to loyalty to the nation. The call to action is clear: purchase bonds to equip soldiers and support democracy.
Reports from neutral countries say Germany and Austria ship hundreds of thousands of tons of Russian and Romanian wheat to their starving populations. No price paid, as armies conquered the grain without compensation. American farmers receive fair prices, while the government asks that part of crop proceeds be loaned back to fund more purchases.
A chaotic market page lists metal and ore values, tungsten concentrates, par unit prices, and various percentages. It includes Chicago live stock quotations, hogs, cattle, and sheep values, along with Kansas City produce notes, butter prices, corn and oats figures, lard and rib prices, and New York cotton prices with May futures. The text shows multiple OCR errors but preserves entities like Chicago, Kansas City, Minneapolis, and New York markets and commodity types.
A Chicago judge named Alschuler calls for arbitration involving 128 Denver packing companies after a decision. The notes mention Duluth Minnesota references and a price line about 40 cents and $10 per hour with a $4 May term unclear in the fragment.
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