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Newspaper
New Mexico State Record
Location
Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Feb 01, 1918
Page
5
President Wilson issues a 90 000 mil peace decree amid waning war rumors in Berlin as U S forces maintain quiet demonstrations. The move signals a shift toward diplomatic settlement and a potential end to hostilities influencing European tensions.
Wilson calls on Americans to follow Food Administration suggestions to cut wheat 0 percent from 1917, reduce bread and cereal purchases to 70–80 percent, observe wheatless days on Mondays and Wednesdays, meatless Tuesdays, and pork-free Saturdays, while boosting substitutions and conserving all foodstuffs to support overseas needs.
Reported German air raid on London and suburbs leaves 47 dead and 109 injured, many in London area. No major structural damage. flames from a wrecked machine reportedly fell from 19 000 feet. Italian forces repulsed enemy reinforcement threats on the northern mountain front, taking prisoners and dispersing units. Villa Band burns train near Santa Rosalija. over 110 killed or wounded by Villa followers. In Riverside California, J H Behan’s body found after vanishing from a hotel. valuables scattered nearby as authorities investigate starvation death.
Russian delegates reject German terms at Brest-Litovsk urging to cease talks by January 29. Germans demand vast territory incl. Baltic lands and a frontier near Minsk Brest and Sevastopol. Reports from Vienna and Berlin note strikes in 200000 workers and a German delay in settlement. Chicago endures third blizzard. famine fears grow as Petrograd riots claim forty lives.
Washington reports Secretary Daniels promotes 176 navy enlisted men to temporary warrant officers. In Newport News ten killed and eight hurt as fulminate of mercury explodes wrecking three torpedo station bomb proofs. Iowa rancher Amos B. Anderson, 68, shoots himself at his sister’s home near Buxton.
Secretary Baker replies to Senator Chamberlain charging government war plans. Baker details strategy under scrutiny, stating readiness to mobilize front lines and economic supports as congressional questions mount.
Western Newspaner Union News Kertow Washington reports America will hire a vast army in France this year with ships needed to transport them. Secretary Baker testifies before the Senate Military Committee defending war efforts, noting rapid steps taken despite early deficiencies and court martials for medical neglect. General Pershing approved changes to equipment and tactics amid debate over readiness and ship shortages.
Zurich report says three thousand people rioted in a Prague suburb over ration cuts. Windows smashed, stock looted until police dispersed the mob. Prague, capital of Bohemia, with mills large in Austria and the Czech government declaring an independent republic.
Preliminary agreement reported from London authorizes chartering Swedish ships by the United States to serve mainly in the South American trade. Blizzard halts freight across eastern states as New York reports widespread traffic abandonment. Four American pilots in a French squadron join a daylight raid on Germany and return safely. Belgium’s peace terms, allied to Pope Benedict, assert absolute independence for Belgium. Guatemala reports another strong earthquake in Guatemala City and Cape of Guatemala on January 26.
Washington announces a war bread diet under Wilson and Hoover with 20 percent substitute flour, sales controls, and two meatless days weekly. The Food Administration aims to export surpluses for allies while enforcing rations by voluntary compliance and possible force.
Western Union reports the steamship Cork was torpedoed with several passengers and five crew killed. Fortified by other lines, the Drome and the trawler Kertihan struck mines off Marseilles on Jan 23, costing forty lives. British and Allied fronts show heavy fighting and strategic moves across France and Russia. President Wilson pushes retrial for Mooney. Camp Bowie warehouse fire causes major losses. Gen Bliss arrives in France to join the Supreme War Council.
Markets across Denver, Sioux City, and Chicago show mixed prices for hay, corn, wheat, and cattle. Reports include upland hay, corn choppings, oats, barley, linseed, and hogs with varied values, plus cotton, butter, and eggs from Minneapolis and New York exchanges.
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