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Newspaper
New Mexico State Record
Location
Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Feb 07, 1919
Page
2
In Berlin a large body of heavily armed troops closes in opposition to the national meet. Both parties mobilize in a tense standoff as authorities monitor the crowd and plan security measures.
Western Newspaper Union dispatch reports Berlin and Weimar under looming civil conflict as troops are reinforced and local councils protest. Independent factions seize telegraph offices near Eisenach, while socialist delegates meet amid tension. Admirals Hoogewerff and Williams reassigned amid naval shifts. Siberia front guards punished for disobedience as Bolsheviks threaten Perm.
Fragmentary report suggests influence on peace efforts and possible agency actions tied to a delegate group. Naming unclear, but references to peace delegates and intelligence or influence activities in a foreign context.
London reports President Wilson awarded Lieut. Francis W. Craven the American distinguished service medal for guiding the British destroyer Monsey to safety. The vessel saved 600 American soldiers from a stranded transport off the Nish coast amid heavy action. Craven received the medal at Chatham from a senior Allied commander. Paris announces the death of Xavier Leloux a prominent French composer known for dramatic scores and a 1910 offer to direct the French repertoire at the Manhattan Opera House.
President Wilson delivered an address in the Chamber of Deputies with auditors including President Poincaré and Chefs of the Senate and Parliament. The president was escorted to the Palais Bourbon where Poincaré hosted him at the Murat mansion. Premier Clemenceau and M Dubost, speaker of the Renate, were also part of the party.
After months of deliberation House and Senate conferees reached a final agreement on the offshore leasing bill opening more than 50 million acres of government lands in Western states and Alaska for development under a leasing system. Royalties for oil and gas will be at least one eighth of the gross value of production.
Reports from Berlin and Amsterdam indicate German industrialists in Westphalia support returning former Emperor William. The exiled ruler favors residence in Germany, while General von Lendorf operates under an assumed name in Berlin Grunewald. Prince Max of Baden is eyed as a presidential candidate by Social Democrats. Portugal forms a monarchist government under Conceiro as premier, signaling continued royalist influence.
Troops quelled riots at Glasgow strike trouble injuring forty people as public disorder flared. Police and guards moved through streets while workers clashed with authorities. The incident disrupted traffic and raised concerns over security and labor tensions.
Western Sevenaperition News Service reports the strike committee plans to widen action across Ireland. Parliament member Joon Johan Devlin urges intervention while British PM David Mayd George cites no government backing for hours of labor changes. In Glasgow, 40 injured amid clashes as electric supply falters and streetcar traffic halts. Belfast firms warn any shorter week must be national. Senate backs post office bill to extend pneumatic tubes in New York and Brooklyn and delay removal elsewhere. House seeks permanent wage increases for postal staff.
From Killington Field Texas to San Diego a flight of four army planes landed in mud near Glasgow. Two machines were damaged with delays for repairs while none of the eight fliers were hurt amid a halted mission to map the region. Military display triggers protests as troops patrol George Square.
In Paris and Washington reports indicate New York is ready to contribute heavily to postwar breadstuffs, with millions of bushels monthly from the United States if funding is secured. The supreme council focuses on private talks after accepting the American plan to supervise colonies by the League of Nations, aiming to turn ideas into action. Washington meanwhile advances four year immigration limits, allowing specific relatives of residents to enter while barring most tourists.
War council discusses blockades and economic issues. They favor relaxing the blockade toward southeastern Europe and Balkans. A universal conference will judge admission of states to the league of nations after the peace conference approves the plan. Enemy states must prove they abandon conquest and repay for damages. Great Britain and France accept Wilson proposal to supervise German colonies and assign administration to mandatory powers.
Reports in official circles claim Washington and Havana resume diplomatic relations after months of strain. The State Department says it has no information. Ezequiel Garcia reportedly named Cuban minister to Mexico and General Jafa Mbit to Cuba.
A mob of soldiers marches to the Swift & Co. plant aiming to remove all foreigners. Swift's manager Ingram threatens to discharge foreign workers to make space for returning soldiers.
Heavily armed forces shell Petrosgrad as big guns drive Bolshevists from the city in a major offensive. Troops move through streets, signaling a decisive push against rebel forces with tactical gains reported.
Reports from Stockholm and other capitals describe disorders in Petrograd with Kronstadt artillery and evacuations of stores. Kiev shifts to Vinnytsa. Ukranian government relocates while Cossacks mutiny against Kalmikoff. In Washington, Britain imposes a broad import embargo, pushing U.S. readers to expect reciprocal measures as British buyers flock to purchase commodities for transport in British ships.
Resolutions urging withdrawal of American troops and protest against allied intervention in Russia were approved at a mass meeting under the Truth About Russia committee. Notables present include Frank P. Walsh Amos Pinchot and Alvin Johnson of the New Republic with Representatives Gordon Baer Dill and Mason among the audience.
Brodie L. Duke cofounder of W. Duke & Sons, later part of American Tobacco, died in Durham at age 72 leaving an estate valued over 1 million dollars. In Germany, Spartacans seized Wilhelmshaven as siege declared after declaring independence, triggering a general strike and mass arrests of workers and soldiers' delegates.
In England and London an estimated 200000 workers are idle due to widespread strikes across trades. The unrest spreads to Belfast with movement expanding. Most stoppages were not ordered by recognized union executives and many were begun without trade union leaders' consent.
Edward Cooper and Edna Cooper, once childhood sweethearts in Sparta's State School for Dependent Children, married after years apart. They had two children, were investigated for alleged dependency, and are now jailed in Milwaukee as authorities say they are siblings.
In St Louis Ralph J. Brice was robbed of 12 dollars by a conversational highwayman who chatted for minutes while rifling his pockets. The thief praised Brice’s intelligence and urged him to walk straight ahead, then disappeared.
In Dallas, Texas, the seventeen-month-old child of Mr. and Mrs. James Callahan swallowed a large needle four months ago. Doctors searched without success until the needle pierced the skin at the left foot and was finally extracted. The parents endured months of worry during this ordeal.
Salem district court fined William Hallissey ten dollars for larceny of his deceased wife’s photo. His mother in law, the complainant, alleged he borrowed the portrait after her daughter’s death, failed to return it and destroyed the image.
A female visitor at the Leavenworth federal penitentiary asked a sad convict if he was married. Upon learning he was, she remarked that his wife must suffer during the holiday. The convict replied that he had two wives, which led to a brief exchange.
Mixed commodity prices and market notes stagger across grape and vegetable exchanges with hides, fats, and metals, alongside livestock quotes from Chicago and New York. A nurse recounts a wartime scene where a wounded American Indian carried a comfort kit containing twenty one German scalps, prompting a notable odor and room stir.
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