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Newspaper
New Mexico State Record
Location
Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Apr 26, 1918
Page
2
Dutch authorities refuse German demands for right of way to move civilian and military supplies. Officials stress sovereignty and military logistic control, outlining routes, safeguards, and expected disruptions to transit. The stance signals firmness amid wartime pressure.
London April 21 dispatch from The Hague cites German ultimatums demanding port access and rail transit, risking Holland's neutrality. Reports say Germany seeks to pressure the Netherlands to join the war, with fears of Dutch ports and rail lines opening to German use, impacting Allied frontlines and communications.
Secretary Newton D. Baker releases a farewell letter from Europe dated April 7 to American expeditionary forces in France. He lauds soldiers courage, training, and morale, notes cordial allied relations, and vows to build a great army worthy of American and allied traditions amid ongoing deployment and reentry plans. The letter emphasizes unity with British and French forces and the civil welcome in France.
A sequence of nine strong earthquakes across southern California caused about 500000 in damage over thirty hours. Hemet and San Jacinto were heavily damaged with hundreds of homes jolted, rail tanks and chimneys damaged, and two deaths reported in Santa Monica. Other items include wartime finance figures and aviator Richthofen killed.
Washington reports that German and Austrian women in the United States are placed under the same restrictions as male enemy aliens by a presidential proclamation under the new law. In other news, the Shipping Board has chartered 400,000 tons of Norwegian sailing ships.
Proclamation from President Woodrow Wilson calls Americans to assemble on April 26 1918 and renew financial support for the Third Liberty Loan to sustain the nation and achieve permanent peace. Government employees may be excused at noon for Liberty Day events as committees organize nationwide efforts under Treasury and Federal Reserve guidance.
Washington reports the Lake Moor on its maiden voyage was sunk by an enemy sub in European waters around April 11 with five officers and thirty nine men missing. Florence H. exploded in a French port on April 17, with about thirty four of seventy five crew rescued. The Raven was sunk by a submarine in the second week of March. Silver climbs near the Treasury fixing price at $1 an ounce. Belgium grain aid plan moves 3 million bushels. Czernin policy to be continued as Austro-Hungarian foreign minister. German Socialists order peace strike May 1 across Austria.
Secretary Baker told a Washington audience that American troops in France are fighting a moral war against a force-centered doctrine. He urged Americans to do their part, described allied unity, and praised soldiers as brave, united, and proud to be Americans.
British and French troops landed at Mourmansk to reinforce a marine detachment and cooperate with Bolshevist forces against Finnish White Guards. Red Guards join the effort under the Mourman soviet war council. Casualties total 12,368.
American troops endure heavy losses as engagements intensify with German forces. Casualties rise toward four hundred, signaling fierce combat and grim prospects for stamina, while U S forces vow to press on despite mounting danger.
Report from Washington and London details American and French resistance in the Toul sector. Generals cite heavy German losses and steadfast Allied defense amid gas, fire, and heavy bombardment. British Haig reports Robecq gains and line restoration as six nations brace for a potential major German offensive. Ireland rejects compulsory military service as unions bind to resist conscription.
Carranza soldiers without food have raided American ranches in the Big Bend area near Presidio Texas. The White ranch was among those struck, several cattle stolen. Reinforcements are being rushed to strengthen the U S border patrol as Mexican Federals boil roots for food.
Two Topeka high school boys Carl Luthey and Winnett Robinson disappeared November 12 1917 and were located in Solomon valley near Cawker City It was learned they had joined hunting trapping trips and likely enlisted in US army or navy They bought food at a Cawker City store after which authorities notified their parents and recruiting stations The boys showed good health and avoided questions about their identities while photographs broadcast nationwide confirmed who they were.
Seattle man Label Stele lived twenty four years believing his surname was Stone after a Rhode Island court renamed him. He learned the truth when applying for a civil service job and presenting naturalization papers asked by the commission, revealing the mistaken identity.
Du Bois editor prints reader question about who merits the first kiss in young love with the editor suggesting a fifty fifty split. Unlucky title claim by George W Huff of a Pa railroad engine accident injuries cited. In Montgomery a thief steals rabbits inoculated with germs from a Pasteur Institute experiment awaiting developments.
In Saratoga Texas the year old daughter of Mr and Mrs Guy Flowers died in a Beaumont hospital two weeks after being spurred by a fighting rooster.
A stark wartime appeal denounces pacifists as cowards and urges Americans to back the war effort by buying Liberty bonds. It equates neutrality with aiding the Kaiser and frames choosing to act as a moral obligation tied to liberty, family, and civilization.
A fragile elderly Alsatian woman, a former teacher, visits New York in 1914. She sustains herself by French lessons and governess work, earning little yet buying Liberty bonds in every issue, determined to persevere through wartime hardship.
Two managers debate a worker’s move to a mock company after a blunt exchange about acting and cowlike restraint. Mr Growcher quips to laugh at troubles and charm the culprit into thinking he is enjoying a jolly good time.
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