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Newspaper
New Mexico State Record
Location
Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1917
Page
2
Red Cross fundraising totals reach 114 million with reports of widespread over subscription and some double allotments across multiple cities. The drive shows strong public support but raises questions about allocation accuracy and donor records.
Western states and cities report strong Red Cross support for the $109,000,000 war fund. Los Angeles tops Pacific Coast totals with $880,844, followed by San Francisco at $716,601, while Denver and Colorado towns surge past quotas. A U S flying corps arrives in England in civilian dress, and Germany’s minister to Norway resigns and returns to Berlin.
Canadian forces captured La Coulette a Lens suburb as Allied units tighten around the French coal center, while Germans fire houses preparing for a last stand. Farther east, infantry yields to artillery duels near Soissons and Rheims and Austrians push from the Aciago plateau toward Monte Origara as Italians reportedly hold. Russians and Austro Germans battle southwest of Lutsk and along the Stripa and Dniester. Venizelos may form a new Greek cabinet. Discovery of a German plot to destroy Norwegian steamers shocks the nation. Butte miners strike expands with machinists and engineers vote to strike. mines may close. Washington Bill seeks repatriation of Americans fighting with Allies. Colorado Springs plant workers strike after a discharge.
In Freeport and Rockford area, 103 of 110 indicted individuals pleaded guilty to failure to register under the selective service act. The case centers on draft registration violations tied to a broader graft probe.
President Wilson issues an executive order creating an Exports Embargo Council to administer export control under the espionage act. The council includes the secretaries of state agriculture commerce and the food administrator. First commodities under control will be coffee and grain with food exports managed by the food administration.
Washington The Red White and Blue Book joins white and green papers as a diplomatic explainer of war causes. It outlines outrages against the United States leading to the war, appeals to Berlin, and Germany's actions in South America Mexico Japan and the United States with diplomatic exchanges preceding the declaration. It notes Washington hoped Berlin would yield to neutrality justice for a year despite Kaiser plots. Secretary McAdoo is grandfather. A daughter was born to Francis Huger McAdoo. Former U S Senator Paris Gibson injured by a bottle thrown from a car in Great Falls Montana. Two arrests made. One dead twenty hurt in Cork riot between Lino Fenners and police. Francisco Solis released after Brig Gen Bell demanded release within an hour. Solis had been kid napped on the American end of the International bridge by three Mexican soldiers. Twenty five Chicago churches opened as army recruiting stations June 25 to 30.
The House approved a food control bill authorizing the president to seize liquor on hand for war, with the measure aimed at securing supplies for wartime needs. The action grants executive authority to mobilize beverages as part of national defense.
The administration food control bill faced a halt in the House as prohibition provisions were added and adopted. The measure, with $152,500,000 appropriations, would curb wartime use of food for intoxicants and empower a press to seize stocks of distilled liquor. The bill heads to the Senate for possible substitution.
Nations renewed pledges to the United States at Mount Vernon Virginia as Belgium and Russia united Sunday at George Washington s tomb to honor the patriot and the spirit of liberty. Chinese factions form cabinet in Washington dispatches report rapid government construction in Peking as a new ministry takes shape.
Sinn Feinera activists in Cork Ireland smashed windows at multiple recruiting offices and raised a republican flag on the courthouse flagstaff. The overseas casualty list from Ottawa Ontario names A Dixon of Los Angeles as killed in action.
Washington June 28 Liberty Loan subscriptions totaled 1850 with nearly 52 percent of the total subscriptions. More than four million persons bought bonds, ninety three percent of subscriptions were for amounts from 50 to 10000 dollars, while some sought 5000000 each. New York district led with 1186788400, followed by Chicago and others across the country. First installment of eighteen percent, or 360 million, due next Thursday.
In Cheyenne Antonio Cuaz alias Joe Neix pleaded guilty at the opening of the trial for conspiracy to defraud the government by selling gold from Cripple Creek ore. Sixteen co defendants were arraigned. eleven pleaded not guilty. Five Cheyenne men had charges dismissed on evidence and witness cooperation. The jury was retained for the remaining eleven defendants. Cuaz stated the government had a strong case.
A U S Navy vessel intercepts a submarine and reports armed units described as storming battalions formed in Russia. The incident comes as Russia prepares a broader offensive with increased military activity observed near coastal areas.
Across fronts from Italy to Russia and France, reports show British torpedoing a German submarine, Italian gains at Monte Ortigara, French offensives near the Chemin des Dames, and Russian front activity. Roosevelt heirs to fight in France. U S draft registrations reach 9,649,238 as Utah faces flooding threats from the Price River dam collapse.
An American steamer arriving from a British port engaged a German submarine on June 4. The torpedo fired by the submarine hit but did not explode. The steamer’s gun crew and wireless operator report sinking the submarine after damaging it and shooting away its periscope.
Washington reports official registration by states under the selective service act. About 9,649,938 are registered, including 6,001 Indians. Crowder’s figures suggest near census totals if eligibles already in federal service are counted. Local boards number about 4,000, with three members each, and draft will be by number rather than name.
The market note lists lead, tin, silver, spelt er, wheat, corn, rye, barley, clover, pork, cotton, butter, eggs, and poultry prices across New York Chicago St Louis and other centers. It records bid quotes for lead and tin and various commodity prices including hogs cattle and lambs with scattered unit figures and price ranges.
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