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Newspaper
New Mexico State Record
Location
Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1917
Page
5
A 1,600 firm blacklist across twenty Latin American nations bans U.S. merchants from doing business without licenses. The “enemy trading list” targets German influence and wartime procurement while Congress debates timing and policy as it moves toward victory.
British defenses hold after a German raid as Haig saves the front in France. Reports cite halted German tactics, Serbian and Allied counteractions, and prisoner counts far above normal. In Palestine, Jerusalem remains contested as weather delays major moves. Nearby, seven Joliet convicts are recaptured near Morris, Illinois.
Russian General Dukhonin, who assumed command after Kerensky’s fall, was lynched from a train and killed as Bolshevik forces captured Molitov. Krylenko, new Bolshevik commander, announced the death and the change of command. Jews Evacuate Jerusalem Reported. Apa ra steamer sunk with eighty dead. Norwegian ships and lives lost in war. War status between US and Central Powers cited. Crimea to form a Tartary republic announced.
Labor unions representing railroad workers call for a general wage raise about 40 percent higher than present pay. They request a joint nationwide meeting of railroad managers and employees to discuss a collective action by December 31 and aim to reach an agreement within about two weeks, possibly in the East.
A nationwide Unionist gathering of about 1500 delegates condemned the Marquis of Lansdowne letter and pledged full support for the war aims set by the premier and Mr. Lloyd George. Bonar Law praised unity and condemned the letter as a national misfortune.
American forces crossed the Rio into Mexico after Mexican fire near India Texas five miles from here wounded Private Kelst. Troops engaged the Hine settlement of shacks, killing twelve, including Felipe Romero and Rafael Vernalada. Shacks burned after occupants driven out. No Railroad Strike, Says Official. Cedar Rapids reports Arr tson of conductors' union says unions will not strike during wartime.
The largest balloon at the Fort Omaha army balloon school broke loose Sunday afternoon in strong winds and drifted southward with a 9,000 foot long cable trailing. In Santa Fé, the ancient Algodones bell once owned by ex Governor M A Otero and County Commissioner Arthur So lignan was installed in the new Acoma tower of the museum.
A Tageblate report from Caernowitz notes Russian officers and soldiers visiting Austro German command headquarters for discussion then addressing the populace to cheer. In London officials say no separate peace will be tolerated as Dukhonin forces fight on. National Guardsmen from every state arrive in France to join American Expeditionary Force with units kept together where possible. A Berlin Stockholm note hints Lenins plan could disrupt world order. In Nebraska a farmer is killed by a worker who then robs the home and flees with cash in Blender Benedict estate.
Thanksgiving messages from cabinet members praise national spirit and resolve. Lane rejects war methods yet honors tradition and the will to defend liberty, noting readiness to die for justice. Readers are urged to uphold liberty and unity amid conflict.
A Petrograd dispatch reports Lenine has fallen and been replaced by a Bolshevik cabinet member from New Hampshire. The change follows turmoil after United States officials note the disruption in government and new leadership emerging amid socialist influence. Sweden offers mediation between Russia and Germany is viewed as unfriendly by international authorities.
Washington reports stamp tax provisions of the war revenue act affecting all lines of business became operative Dec. 1.
The official air report notes fifteen hostiles shot down and three driven down out of control with seven Allied planes missing. In Washington, President Wilson adds thirty three cents per ton to anthracite coal prices to meet proposed wage hikes for miners.
James Lawrence and Charles Erdman pleaded guilty to third degree murder for the Clayton Dunham killing on a train last summer and were sentenced to 30 years in Stillwater prison. A Graft Grand Jury will be summoned in East St. Louis on Monday December 10 to investigate alleged election frauds.
The report details continued heavy fighting on the Cambrai front with British and German forces exchanging attacks. Allied lines held with minor withdrawals near La Vacanerie and east of Marcoing as counterattacks were repulsed amid severe combat. Includes casualty notes from Buena Vista Texas and various war fronts.
British French Italian premiers and Col. EBM House for the United States met as the supreme war council at Versailles. They were joined by Generals Wilson Bliss Foch and Cadorn a. The three hour session yielded progress and the American members called the deliberations harmonious and satisfactory.
Eastern railroads will grant priority to coal and coke shipments and to moving empty coal and coke cars to mines without awaiting a directive from Priority Director Lovett as requested by Fuel Administrator Garfield.
Francisco Villa has promised his bandit horde they shall eat dinner in Juarez and Chihuahua City, according to word received here.
The 21 billion dollar farm value total reflects crops animals and products for 1918. Corn leads at about 4.06 billion, with cotton hay and wheat also producing major gains. Beans onions kaffirs broom corn and fruit crops show sharp increases. Pork prices jump to 50 dollars per barrel in Chicago. Vatican denies peace move while McAdoo enables quarterly tax payments. Fourteen British ships sunk last week by mines or submarines.
Treasury estimates for fiscal year 1919 total about 13.5 billion dollars, with over 11.1 billion for war costs. Most of the sum to be raised from Liberty bonds, minus small adjustments for sinking fund and postal rebates. Funding details cover army and navy plans, pensions, public works, and national parks, with allocations for equipment, ordnance, hospitals, and training programs.
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