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Newspaper
New Mexico State Record
Location
Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Mar 02, 1917
Page
2
President Wilson asked Congress for authority to arm and defend merchant ships, seeking a mandate to supply defensive arms and relief measures for shipping amid German submarine warfare. He asked for general authority to act while stressing universal rights and humanitarian considerations at sea.
Denver reports Battery C of a Colorado field artillery unit disbanded at El Paso Texas on February 26. Fifty members were mustered out at El Paso and the guns and equipment turned over to the Ordnance Department. The remainder proceeded to Fort D A Russell to be discharged. Battery B mustered out at the army headquarters.
Washington lawmakers seek a 6 million dollar federal relief appropriation to address current food shortages and fund future research into improved marketing and distribution methods. Senator Jah of Idaho and Belgier Crews Landed mentioned. London reports crews of British steamships Inez and Belgier have been landed after sinking was announced.
Consul Frost reports the Cunard liner Laconia was torpedoed with American deaths, prompting Wilson and Lansing to consider neutral rights and a potential warning policy. The cabinet discussed risk to American ships, while a foreign relations panel eyed authorization for armament and convoy measures. Mrs Moy and daughter died of exposure, bodies buried at sea. a Black crew member, Thomas Caskey, perished aboard. London, Feb.
British official communication reports progress north and south of the Ancre region and south of Lens. Ligny southwest of Mapaume is now occupied, and Puisieux defenses south of the stream were captured. The Arles of Lyons sunk by a German submarine with crew landed. The Seagull of Mittons sank, crew also landed.
Stertin reports Germany’s peace terms demand reparation for past wrongs and guaranteed future existence of a strong Germany. Chancellor von Bethmann Hollweg stresses the day’s necessity is to fight and gain a victory, outlining policy unity on foreign and domestic questions.
Refuse safety to the U S naval ships Des Moines and Caesar at Alexandria Egypt laden with supplies for Syrians and Armenians and intended to bring out about 1 000 Americans from Beirut. Senate Votes Mrs Funston Pension. Washington a bill granting a pension of 100 a month to the widow of Maj Gen Frederick Funston passed by the Senate. Colorado National Guard Welcomed Home. Denver the first contingent including 160 men of Battery B officers and three US Army officers returned to Denver after duty on the border. America Lands Force in Cuba. Havana 250 US marines landed at Guantanamo to protect sugar mills and plantations. Eleven More Steamships Sunk. Berlin the admiralty announces the sinking of eleven more steamships two sailing vessels and eight trawlers by German submarines. Bernstorff and Party Leave Halifax. Halifax the Frederick VIII with Count von Bernstorff and party sails for Copenhagen.
Western approaches to the English Channel saw seven Dutch steamers torpedoed with three sunk and four badly damaged. Dutch anger rose over the attack as Amsterdam newspapers denounced the act as a humiliation to a neutral state while officials urged calm.
Statements by British colonies minister Long Japanese foreign minister Mentono and New Zealand premier Massey declare no return of German colonies in Africa Asia or the Pacific. Australia and New Zealand join in voicing this stance as the entente shapes postwar holdings.
Villa forces under Jose Ynos Salazar reportedly breached the de facto line at Buen Grande below Palomas and advanced toward Juarez in an unconfirmed report from El Paso. An avalanche at the North Star mine near Hailey Idaho crushed sleeping men in the compressor house and warehouse, killing fifteen.
Reports from Sonora indicate Villa forces defeated Carranza troops around Saric while fighting continued for two days. United States army officers confirmed the clashes and victories near Sonora.
A Queenstown dispatch reports the Laconia was torpedoed in calm seas. Survivors landed at Bantry Head and Queenstown number 267, with estimates of 25 or fewer drowned. Among the passengers were 26 Americans, including six cabin passengers, and 75 passengers plus 216 crew from the Lace nla bound for Liverpool.Cargo lists include wheat, cotton, fruit, shell casings, and 9,000 tons of provisions. authorities say no explosives were aboard.
President Wilson asked Congress for authority to place the United States in a state of armed neutrality to resist the German submarine menace. He urged steps including arming ships and convoying merchantmen, saying he seeks peace but not at the cost of American lives or rights. The request follows news of the Cunard liner Laconia sinking with Americans aboard.
Maj. Gen. Frederick Funston died in San Antonio and was transported to San Francisco by special train where he was interred today in the national cemetery at the Presidio. A downtown Omaha fire destroyed half a block in the retail district causing about $750,000 in losses.
President Wilson will take a private oath in the White House on Sunday March 4, and the Senate will convene March 5 to consider nominations. The public inaugural address and outdoor ceremonies on March 6 remain undecided, with plans tied to whether he repeats the oath publicly.
Washington reports allied diplomats say Germany pulls back on the Somme as Haig advances. They link the retreat to Germany needing more men and material for the Holland front after Dutch shipments losses. Swedish and Dutch pressures are cited as aiding the decision to shorten west lines and shift troops south.
A New York crowd of about 1 000 mostly women who attended a mass meeting in Madison Square protested high food costs and stormed the Waldorf Astoria hotel on Saturday demanding to see Governor Whitman. When told he was not there they refused to believe it and police reserves were called out to restore order.
According to La Nacion the Argentine government aims to win joint action by Latin American republics to offer mediation for ending the war. The United States will not be asked to participate due to its rupture with Germany. Negotiations with Latin American diplomatic representatives here will be initiated by Argentina.
Chicago grain elevators have nearly halted operations with roofs packed full of grain. Dealers estimate 30,000,000 bushels stored in city elevators awaiting shipment, 7,000,000 bushels on cars, and tributary regions holding a similar amount in elevators and trains.
Washington reports Turkey will waive quarantine and other restrictions for the immediate departure of about a thousand Americans gathered near Beirut. The move follows assurances given to Ambassador Elkus by Turkish authorities.
Western newspapers report major Allied advances capturing Pys Serre Miraumont and Petit Miramont while German observers warn of a three mile penetration and a looming massive offensive. British gains in Mesopotamia and across the Tigris, plus Austrian actions and U boat tonnage claims, fill a tense war update from Saloniki to Berlin.
Baltimore address by Rev. Reifsnider of St Pauls College Tokyo claims Japanese vice minister warned Americans Japan will avoid war if U S honors Japan. New York line officials say ships will resume sailings once arms are provided if Congress authorizes arming merchant ships on the high seas.
The New Mexico House of Representatives, in an opening session, approved a 200000 dollar bond issue to fund an addition to the capitol building, with proceeds designated for construction work by state authorities.
Tucson Arizona plaintiffs Joe Davis and Jeff Spurlock of Hugo Oklahoma were found guilty by a federal jury for holding up the Golden State Limited train on the El Paso South Western railroad at Apache Arizona on September 6 1916. The Indianapolis Hudgins bill limiting women workers to fifty four hours a week passed the Senate 37 to 5.
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