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Newspaper
New Mexico State Record
Location
Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1918
Page
2
American soldiers and Mexican border forces clashed in Nogales for about an hour in the street battles reported as intense. No immediate word on casualties or surrender was provided, with officials urging caution as troops maintained control of the area.
On the Nogales border incident American and Mexican forces clashed for about ninety minutes. Two Americans were killed and twenty nine wounded. Capt J D Hungerford and Corp Mamey Lotz dead. Several others including Col Frederick Herman Lieut Luke Lotten Capt H C Caron and Leal were wounded. A customs guard Gaston Reddock was seriously to fatally wounded. Mexican casualties were not confirmed. Civilian injuries included a man named Cooley. The mayor of Nogales Dora was reported killed but not confirmed.
London reports renewed Allied assaults push British and French forces forward against German lines from Arras to the Peronne region. Allied gains include towns and strong points as French advance around Roy and along the Somme, with heavy German casualties and many prisoners. French capture of Lusitania destroyer Parin borders Mediterranean patrol action.
Washington reports the Senate approved the administration manpower bill with no dissent. The draft age is set from 18 to 45, and all amendments restricting drafting men under 21 were defeated. The key exception is the Thomas Reed antistrike proposal eliminating exemptions for essential workers if they strike.
American submarine chaser No. 209 based in Philadelphia was mistaken for a submarine by the merchant steamer Felix Taussig off Fire Island New York and sunk. Seventeen crew members including commander and executive officer are missing. Eight survivors, some wounded, have been landed at New York and Lewes Delaware.
Senator Lodge outlined what he called dictated peace terms for Germany including restoration of Belgium, Alsace Lorraine to France, Italian irredenta to Italy, and independent Poland, plus independence for Serbia Romania and Greece, with free Constantinople and Palestine absent Turkish rule. He argued no peace acceptable to Germany would satisfy the Allies and urged passage of the manpower bill to extend the draft ages.
Crowder issues four draft calls from Colorado New Mexico Wyoming and Denver for general and limited military service between Aug 20 and Sept 6. Quotas assign 500 to Camp Funston 300 to Camp Kearny 400 to Camp MacArthur 300 to Camp Lewis and colored contingents to Camp Lewis Camp Travis and Fort Riley with dates Aug 30 Sept 1 and Sept 34 for departures.
The house approved a measure to raise the draft age from 18 to 45 by a slim margin with only two votes against. The action accelerates military manpower policy, signaling broad support among lawmakers while highlighting key opposition.
The House passed wartime draft extension for men 18 to 46 with minor changes. General March cited over 1.5 million American soldiers abroad and predicted 4 million in France by next summer, asserting Allied victory hinges on manpower studies rather than bold forecasts.
The British steamship Diomed, a new vessel, was sunk by a submarine about 350 miles off Sandy Hook. Her crew of 104 men and officers reached safety aboard another steamship. In Arkansas at Camp Pike, 1,296 graduates from the central officers' training camp were commissioned as second lieutenants.
Premier Clemenceau cables Paris that allied generals, Foch, and staff foresee a complete collapse of the enemy as victories in recent weeks prove the fortune of war. He says the dawn of a brighter world and universal cooperation will end oppression, promising decisive gains and the world’s renewal after long struggles.
Denver Aug 24 The Moffat Road strike ended Friday night after JA F Whitney represented the strikers received notice that the line was taken over by the United States government. Train service resumes Saturday on schedule. Employed workers receive 180000 back pay and 62000 later. Bolsheviks Declare War With U S
Allied forces breach the heavily fortified Hindenburg Line after a prolonged stand by British troops for two years, advancing on the western front with decisive gains and signaling a turning point in the campaign.
British and French forces advanced from the Arras region across the Scarpe and Coreuil fronts, taking Monchy le Preux Guemappe Wancourt and reaching Mory St Leger Fevreuil and near Thilloy. French freed Fresnoy les Roye and St March, while Roye and Bapaume faced pressure. Over 17 000 German prisoners were captured with heavy fighting along the Somme and Chemin des Dames sectors.
In Oklahoma City a Tulsa bride disappears after a rapid wedding. The groom leaves the hotel lobby to pack, she vanishes, and a frantic search ensues. Police suspect she may be at her mother's. Ten minutes later the couple are reunited as miscommunication clears up.
East Liverpool Ohio reports John H. Mercer arrested for dalliance with the cup that queers. During arrest his leg broke. he paced the cell in pain. An acquaintance offered to fix the leg, directing a visit to the blacksmith shop to have a piece welded on so he could walk. The leg was wooden.
Oakland owner Robert Tyson trains two felines Clinkers and Cinders to hunt. They dash after prey at a gun report, prompting guests to avoid slammed doors. A door slam once triggered a hunting rush, costing two pet goslings. In Seattle a fearless thief steals a church car, leaving two Bibles in the seat. In Marysville Dan Kelly sleeps standing in court due to asthma and his wooden leg.
A Western Cartridge employee, Fred Denny, 25, suffered the loss of his left hand when a pipe exploded as he attempted to ignite a fuse with improvised paper and powder. The incident occurred in Alton, Newfoundland and Labrador. Separately, Mrs. Ethelle Christensen seeks a divorce from Neils Christensen, alleging marital issues over the past three months.
A broad late market report lists cattle with varying grades and prices, including prime fat cattle and feedlot stock, plus veal calves and hogs with bid ranges. It covers hay and grain market rates for Colorado and Nebraska upland and timothy, alfalfa, straw, corn, oats, bran, and gluten feed, with prices per ton or per 100 pounds. Also includes metals and Chicago live stock quotations, butter and poultry notes, and miscellaneous market items.
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