Home Guard Plan Expands to Eight New Cities
Adjutant General James Paca will organize home guard companies in eight cities starting with Las Vegas and Santa Fe. BR men aged 31 to 60 are sought, with eight units planned. The state Council of Defence will supply gear and uniforms to quell mobs, control riots, and keep peace, remaining a state entity not federally integrated as in the National Guard of New Mexico.
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Las Vegas
James Paca
Santa Fe
State Council of Defence
Home Guard
National Guard of
New Mexico
Blancett Trial Challenge Overfairness Claimed Before Court
Attorney proclaims unfair trial in Blancett case as defense cites judge Col F Abbott’s border service, a ten man jury, courtroom disorder, and a doctor’s affidavit claiming Blancett was insane, arguing grounds for a new trial. court ruling denied.
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Blancett
Abbott
A. RB
Renehaneforeth State Supreme Court
T Isner Court
EW Tlarkett
Clyde D. Armour
Santa Fe
Col F. Abbott
Blannett
New Mexico National Guard
Stuch
Executive Department
Blancet
Renehan
David C. Knapp
MICHAEL COMMENCEMENT IMBUED WITH PATRIOTISM
St Michael College in Santa Fe held a Wednesday graduation with diplomas awarded to JA Armijo Manuel Baca Carlos Bours J V Etchart L Lujan J Roybal E Trujillo and others. The program opened with Liberty's Appeal to the Allies sung by the college choir and Arch bishop Pitival with Rev J B Guerovich addressed the graduates. Eighth grade graduates named include Donaciano Apodaca Joe Ballinger Alejandro Seynett Julius Sammarcelli Clarence Muralter Alberto Martinez and several others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
JA Armijo
Manuel Baca
Carlos Bours
J. V. Etchart
L. Lujan
J. Roybal
E. Trujillio
St. Michaels College
Santa Fe
Liberty
Archbishop Pitival
J. B Guerovich
Donaciano Apodaca
Joe Ballinger
Alejandro Seynett
Julius Sammarcelli
Clarence Muralter
Alberto Martinez
Alfonso Hurtado
Jesus Valencia
Manuel Archuleta
Alfredo Jaquez
Benjamin Lopezy
Ramon Garciao
Jose Gallegos
Carmelita Roybal
Henry Pacheco
Roque Tavarez
Anderson Company Chautauqua Program Highlights Violin Star
Remarkable Anderson Company presents a top tier Chautauqua program led by Eve Anderson who started violin at three and a half. Edna Means and Ida Brady join to form a varied act that pleases large audiences with sparkling performances and strong critical praise from Redpath Horner.
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Anderson Company
Eve Anderson
Jess
Edna Means
Ida Brady
Miss Anderson
Redpath Horner Lyceum Bureau
Twenty-Eight New Mexico War Casualties Listed
A New Mexico casualty roll lists twenty eight men who died or were lost in World War I and related service. Names include Joseph Quesenberry Las Cruces, Pete Webb Santa Fe, Leonard Beaux Silver City, Robert Harvey Santa Fe, Ivey Cox Hope, William Goodwin Clovis, Raymond Bloom Magdalena, Paul Brownlee Las Cruces, Hugh Burr Deming, Walters Beavers Corona, Joseph Breeneen Raton, Dean Thompson Lawton, Isaac Davis Albuquerque, M McNamara Carrizozo, Frank Munterlyn Eagle Hill, Albino Frietze Mesilla, Paris Heath Artesia, William McClure Lakewood, Albert Riggs Steins, Henry Snodderly Clovis, Charles Thacker Raton, Samuel Thurman Bedrock, Fred Tuttle Rosebud, Wilfred Dell Albuquerque, Wehmboener Deming, and others initials. The list credits Secretary Lansing Bloom of the New Mexico Historical Service Board for compiling.
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New Mexico
France
America
Joseph Quesenberry
Las Cruces
Pete Edwin P. Webb
Santa
Indianapolis
W. A. Fleming Jones
Arlington Cemetery
Leon Chester Beaux
Silver City
Marine Corps
Pearl Harbor
Hawaii
Robert J. Harvey
Santa’ Fe
Camp Kearny
Ivey Elmer Cox
Hope
Fort Sam Houston
William H. Goodwin
Clovis
Raymond Surtis Bloom
Magdalena
Camp Funston
Paul Brownlee
Fort Riley
Hugh E. Burr
Deming
Walters Beavers
Corona
Josep Breeneen
Raton
William Dean Thompson
Post Field
Lawston
Okla
Isaac J. Davis
Albuquerque
M. McNamara
Carrizozo
Frank Munterlyn
Eagle Hill
Naval Hospital
Albino G. Frietze
Mesilla
Paris Heath
Artesia
William W. McClure
Lakewood
Camp Johnston
Fla
Albert A. Riggs
Steins
Henry G. ‘Snodderly
Ken
Charles Thacker
Fort Leavenwort
Samuel R. Thurman
Bedrock
Fred L. Tuttle
Rosebud
Camp
Wilfred W. Dell
Beaton
St. Joseph's Hospital
Wehmboener
Golding and
McKeen
Lansing Bloom
New Mexico Historical Service Board
War Savings Day Push Across States Emphasized
East Las Vegas New Mexico June 19 1918 Director Hallett Raynolds of the State War Savings Committee receives from Frank A Vanderlip Chairman National War Savings Committee a telegram stressing every patriotic American to make War Savings Day June 2th a great success. Reports from all sections show big pledges and urge nations to pledge quotas with comprehensive organization and ceaseless effort to back you up in Washington.
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East Las Vegas
N. M
Hallett Raynolds
State War Savings Committee
Frank A. Vander
National War Savings Committee
Machineton
D.C
First National Bank
Washington
Vanderlip
Six Rural Schools Vote $200 in New Bonds
Guadalupe county voters approve four school district bonds totaling 22000 to fund new school houses despite delays by State Treasurer Hall and the state loan board. Bonds sold in Denver at 9 5 per cent. Attorneys fees add to the cost as districts wait for funds from the last legislature. The treasurer cited a decision to invest surplus funds in liberty bonds.
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County of
Guadalupe
Denver
M. L. Hall
State Loan Board
Guadalupe County
Vincent Conway
Alena to Have Big Round Up in August
Magdalena hosts its first post incorporation Round-up on August 7 to 11 with ropers and riders from New Mexico and Arizona. The event uses the Cheyenne Frontier Days bucking horses as a centerpiece with large cash prizes for western sports, drawing hundreds of visitors and showcasing top cowboy talent.
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Magdalena
New Mexico
Arizona
Yucca In Great Demand For Feed And Cordage
Albuquerque reports a Southwest surge in yucca and bear grass use as emergency forage. Experiments at Jornada Range Reserve show sliced Palmilla feeds stout stock while thousands of cattle were saved from starvation in New Mexico and Texas. A St. Louis cordage firm harvests tops for rope and bags, leaving trunks to regrow, with rapid acre clearance cited. Forest Service finds slow plant reproduction, needing several years to regrow to cutting size.
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Albuquerque
N. M
Southwest
Jornada Range
Jornada de Muerto
New Mexico
Texas
Fall of
Forest Servicer
St. Louis
Fornada Range
Forest Service
New Pension Law Increases Civil War Veteran Benefits
The act of June 10 1910 amending the Sherwood pension law of May 1 1912 raises monthly pensions for Civil War veterans based on service length and age. Rates range from 30 to 40 dollars, with automatic increases for those already pensioned and meeting age and service requirements. No extra action is needed by claimants. the Pension Bureau will issue increases as conditions permit, while protecting widow claims and avoiding delays from inquiries.
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Pension Bureau
Flag Day Incident Sees Santa Fe Storekeeper Publicly Humiliated
In Santa Fe on Flag Day, J H Blain, owner of a San Fra street general store, faced public shaming after a German flag was displayed in his window. Frank Ortiz Jr and George Lougee, with Chief of Police Bernardo Baca present, burned the flag in the street in front of about a hundred onlookers. Blain claimed the flag had been in stock for years and he was unaware of its display.
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J. H. Blain
San Fra
Santa Fe
Frank Ortiz
Frank Ortiz, Jr
George Lougee
State Department of Education
Bernardo Baca
Blain
Sheep Dipping Ordered to Curb Sheep Scab Spread
After July first, all sheep entering the state must act on an order issued by the Sheep Sanitary Board of New Mexico. The move aims at eradicating sheep scab.
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Sheep Sanitary Board of
New Mexico
Disloyal utterances mark New Mexico sedition cases
The Santa Fe New Mexican lists individuals brought before United States Commissioners for possible grand jury action. Pendergrass of Alamogordo is charged with hostile wartime statements praising capitalism, while Renn of Dona Ana County allegedly wished the Kaiser to rule the world. Clendennis of Las Vegas and Wilson of Socorro county face disloyalty charges with bonds set at 1500, 500, and 1500 dollars respectively.
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Department of Justice
Santa Fe New Mexican
United States
T. E. Pendergrass
Alamogordo
A. J. Renn
Dona Ana
J. Cande T. Clendennis
Las Vegas
T W. Wilson
Socorro County
Kaiser
Henry Cuer
Henry Newman
Vaughn
Adolph Ruttinger
Naravisa
N. Pendergass
Otero County
Firms Penalized for Violations of Food Saving Rules
Scores of firms nationwide face penalties for Food Administration rule violations. Licenses to operate have been suspended in some cases or contributions to the Y M C A and other groups accepted in lieu of suspension. Violations include flour without substitutes, refusing deliveries, operating without licenses, excess sugar sales, carrying over a 30 day sugar supply, improper use of flour substitute, and profiteering.
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United States
The
Food Administration
Y. M. CA. Red Cross
Fifty Thousand by Men Now in France
The United States deploys fifty thousand railway troops to France for construction and operation work. Nine regiments were in France by August 1917, with six building railways and three engaged in operation and some on the fighting line. Total railway material costs reach 160 million dollars including 1727 locomotives and 22630 freight cars. Creel denies being a socialist, a claim noted by the Pittsburgh Gazette-Times.
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France
United States
General Pershing
Common Sense and Patriotism to Curb Fireworks in New Mexico
Carlsbad June 19 Explosives Inspector Miles C Stewart says the Explosives Committee will not regulate fireworks use this July across New Mexico. He notes a Albuquerque meeting and existing regulations in most towns reduce danger and waste of explosives. Stewart adds he believes no one will use or permit fireworks this year due to known risks.
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Carlsbad
N. M
Miles C. Stewart
New Mexico
Albuquerque
Stewart
Stamp Holiday Pledged War Savings in Lava County
A. We Pollard, chairman Lava County Council of Defense reports that 100 Lana county citizens pledged to buy 100 worth of Thrift and War Savings Stamps and to sell 90 more each. Luna exceeded quota with 100000 on June 18, set at 4480.
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A. We Pollard
Lava County Council of Defense
State Council of Defense
Lana County
Luna
Lindsey to Speak at Miami on the Fourth
Governor Lindsey addressed a mass meeting at Dawson on flag day and will speak at Miami on the Fourth, fulfilling a promise to citizens there. The cowboy reunion organizers were disappointed he could not attend the unveiling of a service flag during their celebration.
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Lindsey
Dawson
Miami
Six billions in fourth Liberty Loan start in October
Washington June 16 The government maps four month plan led by Secretary McAdoo announcing the fourth Liberty Loan to be floated probably in October about 6 000 000 000 certificates will be issued in $750 000 lots every two weeks starting June 25 Banks urged to subscribe 5 percent of resources monthly Certificates to bear 4 4 per cent tax like earlier issues with war maturity none over four months The total issue may reach at least 5 000 000 000 depending on expenditures July to January 1 plan mirrors borrowing from banks for war loans and tax receipts letters sent to banks explaining the plan
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Washington
McAdoo
National Bank and Trust Company
Treasury
Mentos
Vacancies for Engineer Officers Offered by War Dept
The United States Army seeks about 2900 engineers over draft age in good health for commissions as lieutenants or captains. An examining board will tour 33 major cities to process applicants. blanks will be sent to engineering clubs. Eligible candidates are US citizens aged 32 to 36 for first lieutenants and up to 36 for captains.
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Uni States Army
War Department
Camp Lee
Petersburg
Camp Humphreys
The
United States
Indian Appropriation Bill Provisions Aid New Mexico
Congress approved the Indian Appropriation Bill May 25 detailing no new reservations beyond existing lands in New Mexico and Arizona, liquor suppression funds, irrigation and hospital support for multiple pueblos, schools, repairs, and road work. It authorizes expenditure under Interior oversight with reimbursements from tribal funds for projects near Farmington and Mescalero areas.
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Congress
New Mexico
Arizona
San Juan Reservation
Colorado
Laguna Sanatorium
Mescalero Hospital
Jicaritla Hospital
Albuquerque
Repai
Tess Hall
Santa Ee
Mexico
Interior
Tularosa
Otero County
Mescalero Indian Reservation
Secretary of the Interior
United States
Senator Johnson Presses Why Wood Is Shelved in Senate
Senator Johnson of California questioned in a Senate speech why Major General Leonard Wood remains at home instead of leading his division to France. He argued the country deserves a clear explanation from the government for keeping its top general from the front.
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Senator Johnson
Senate
Wood
Washington
California
Leonard Wood
France
Army gets ready Otero County
Two hundred Otero County boys and girls will help Uncle Sam by producing and conserving food. A county club leader will devote his time to this work. The boys and girls can dry surplus fruit and vegetables. For two weeks, men and women will teach new methods in the county. Notices will go out about meetings and parents are asked to help.
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Otero County
Uncle Sam
Tularosa
Grand Stampede Reunion in Tas Veras Las Vegas
Patriotism anchors the fourth annual Fourth of July cowboys reunion at Tas Veras, Las Vegas. July 2 3 4 feature bronco riding steer riding and roping with a $5000 prize fund in cash. Notables including Calvert Root Walt Naytors and Robert J M Ross organize. A national speaker may address crowds at the Duncan Opera House with a war tribute at the park. A cowboy ball closes the three day event at the armory.
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Tas Vows
Walt Naytors
Calvert C. Root
Tas Veras
Robert J. M. Ross
New Mexico
Vera
Charles O'Malley
Meadow City
Jan
Maynor Bland
Duncan Opera House
Jill the Armory
Fort Bayard Hospital Expansion for Soldiers Under Way
Construction at Fort Bayard New Mexico accelerates to meet World War I demands. Two large wards are finished, more than a dozen ward buildings rise outside the old salt port area, with tent cottages for single patients. New road to Bayard station and enlarged telephone line to Silver City planned.
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Silver City Enterprise
News
Fort Bayard
Bio
Salt Port
Bayard ‘Station
Silver City
First American Die on German Soil Receives French Cross
Washington June 17 Gen Pershing announced the award of the French cross of war to Private W J Guyton as the first American soldier killed on German soil The citation notes his service with the American force near Vosges and the recognition comes in today’s war department communique continuing yesterday’s update.
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Washington
W. J. Guyton
Pershing
War Department
Guyton
Rural Communities Buy Bonds Promptly
Rural communities throughout the countryside quickly met and often exceeded their quotas in the third Liberty Loan drive. Farmers led the way with liberal purchases, and many rural districts subscribed on the first day, underscoring strong nationwide support beyond crowded cities.
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United Stat
Merchants pledge to sell War Saving Stamps
Mayor E E Davies issued a war proclamation calling the city to observe War Savings Day on Friday June 2. The public was urged to devote the afternoon to buying thrift stamps and supporting the sales drive, with merchants guaranteeing availability in their stores.
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E. E. Davies
Have Ives
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