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Newspaper
New Mexico State Record
Location
Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1919
Page
2
A nationwide outpouring honors Col Theodore Roosevelt with tributes from Secretary Lansing to former presidents. Leaders extol his patriotism, energy, and influence, noting his public service and example for future generations. The dispatch lists responses from officials and notable figures lauding his leadership and enduring legacy.
A collection of scattered notes reports a French inventor's battery powered clock, a California farmer's eye weighing scale, and a Missouri or Fontana student growing a large radish. It notes U S entry into war in 1917, cork harvests in Tunisia, passports for German envoy, and a prize Shorthorn bull selling for 12 dollars.
Vital Statistics of Japan reports population of Japan proper on December 31, 1917 at 57,008.37 with 10,241.51 dwellings and 5.7 per cent habitation. Compared to 1916 census, growth reaches 790,006 people, a rate exceeding 14 percent.
A wry note warns that trouble can be found close at hand in the telephone directory, suggesting the directory itself contains unwanted encounters and risks for those seeking trouble.
Armistice is the first item on the agenda as the civilized world watches the peace conference in session. Leaders and delegates gather to discuss terms and seek durable settlement after years of conflict.
An official communique after the supreme war council adjourned says armistice renewal terms were agreed for January 17. Naval, financial, supply provisions and material restoration are included, with Germany to return looted assets and deliver rolling stock and locomotives, and ensure food relief.
Under martial law Buenos Aires was declared by the president and cabinet. Ten thousand reserves have been summoned and military cadets recalled from vacation. About 2000 prisoners are held by police, with Russian detainees found to be fugitives from Russia due to revolutionary activities. Among the prisoners are 200 Catalonians who fled after the Barcelona uprising and the execution of Prof. Francisco Ferrer in 1909.
Washington reports the Reed bone-Dry amendment nullifying state import limits on intoxicants was upheld by the Supreme Court. Justice McReynolds dissented with Justice Clarke concurring, arguing the measure intrudes on state affairs and exceeds federal power. The ruling reversed the Federal Court of the Southern District of West Virginia.
The House approved a $100 million appropriation for famine relief in Europe outside Germany. President Wilson urged swift enactment as the best tool against Bolshevism, and the bill advances to the Senate where early passage is planned due to the ongoing emergency.
London reports Spartacan factions court martialed and executed while Silesian railway station falls to government forces in greater Berlin. Copenhagen says British troops occupy Dusseldorf, long held by Spartacans, per Berlin dispatch.
A Warsaw telegram to the Polish national committee in Paris reports that national bloc parties have been formed in Poland. The alliance includes peasants and workers and all political groupings except the Socialists. Paderewski pushes to form a nation council including the Polish Socialist party, from which Andrzejewski's government emerges.
Two aviators from Carruthers field perished near Fort Worth Texas when their aircraft tumbled into a tail spin and plunged about 5000 feet. The dead are Lieutenant John E. Garbut of Sheridan Wyoming and Mechanic R L Quinn of Pittsburgh Pennsylvania.
Paris reports that the American Red Cross will continue to care for Russian prisoners of war held in Germany. The organization plans to supervise relief efforts and ensure provisions and medical care for detainees amid wartime conditions.
The New York port and city face a historic crisis as about 15,000 marine workers strike for higher wages and an eight hour day. Harbor shipping halted. rail and ferry services disrupted, risking famine for thousands of babies and invalids. A 48 hour armistice was proposed but stalled by the strike committee.
The New York harbor strike remains unsettled with no early settlement in sight after two days. Leaders of about 10,000 workers and ferry operators insist they will finish the fight, while Boat Owners' Association men are emphatic they will not yield to the eight hour day demand.
The House naval subcommittee agreed on a naval appropriation bill for the year starting next July reducing the proposed force by 25,000 sailors from Secretary Daniels recommendation. The move shapes manpower and defense funding amid ongoing deliberations on the naval budget.
Complete casualty lists for the American Expeditionary forces are being compiled in Washington. About one thousand additional clerks have been assigned to the adjutant general's office to expedite the release of the casualty tallies.
Allies issue ultimatum to Turkey demanding immediate surrender of the Turkish commander and Medina garrison or the Dardanelles forts will be destroyed. British troops move into the Caucasus to push out two Turkish army corps, aiming to end fighting among Georgians Armenians and others as 80 000 Turkish troops evacuate slowly amid burning and pillaging.
Evidence shows 380000 dollars worth of munitions shipped in 1915 to agents of Francisco Villa were paid by F A Sommerfeld, detained as an enemy alien. Maj Lowrey Humes presents the matter to the Senate committee investigating German propaganda. Purchases were made at Alton Illinois according to the record.
Paris dispatches report delays and divisions over postwar tribunals and the pace of peace talks. Premiers Clemenceau and Lloyd George seek seas freedom, while questions on a German war crimes tribunal and American involvement surface amid plans for final settlements and a Wilson report.
The Omsk government consolidates backing from Edin representatives and the Plekhanoff and Omsk factions. Loyal Russian coop forces defeat a Bolshevik army, taking 31,000 prisoners and war material. Bolshevik forces shattered. troops pursue toward Glassey beyond Kara and Noot. Armored trains and supplies seized. Amsterdam-Polish forces seize most of Hentschen town, rail junction. Germans retreat to station and are bombarded.
Berlin alerts report Eichhorn the Spartacan police chief fled or was deposed as government forces pour into the city. Reports place Eichler as temporary police head while the Red Flag offices are occupied, amid a massive mobilization of troops and guards. Washington discusses 1920 income tax rates and exemptions as Congress and Senate settle the revenue bill in a separate update. Burleson Wins Cable Suit as government takeover moves blocked by Judge Hand, with appeals planned.
New York reports the death of Major General J F Franklin Bell commander of the Department of the East at Presbyterian Hospital. Heart disease caused his passing after a three day hospital stay. Bell aged 63 had been named chief of staff of the army in April.
In memory of Roosevelt 16,000 Boy Scouts units with 440,000 members were instructed to plant trees with inscriptions and ceremonies in his memory. The national council announced the guidance in a condolence telegram to Mrs. Roosevelt at Oyster Bay on behalf of the organization.
A brief lull ended a match in Berlin as Spartacans suffered a loss of 1300 to the opposing team. Strong effort by Spartacans met by decisive scoring from the rivals, reshaping the game's momentum and standings.
London reports show Ignace Jan Paderewski slightly wounded by a rooming house assassin in Warsaw. Bolshevik plots linked, arrests made. Earlier Berlin fighting and Spartacan attacks on Vorwaerts building. Paris peace congress opens with Wilson and four power premiers meeting for preliminary talks.
Government troops report 250 killed and 700 wounded in Buenos Aires during strike riots. Anarchist federation denies ties to lawlessness while clashes continue at prisons water works and police stations. Elsewhere in New York state, 21 people killed and three injured in a rear end collision near Batavia on the New York Central line.
Representative Longworth of Ohio denounced in the house the $414,000,000 wartime Muscle Shoals dam project as wasteful and announced plans for an investigation. The piece also notes the planned Fifth Liberty Loan likely to be floated in April as a short-term five-year issue led by treasury official Lewis Binklin.
Spain to become a federation of autonomous states under a parliamentary committee recommendation. Catalonia should receive self government and the plan extends to Basque and other eligible provinces. Parliament expected to adopt the scheme at its next best meeting.
Washington reports the government expects to pay railroad companies for use of their properties a guaranteed return, and after deducting the net income from operations, the operating cost to the government in 1918 is calculated at less than 150 million dollars.
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