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Newspaper
New Mexico State Record
Location
Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Nov 30, 1917
Page
5
Gen Pershing reports two American soldiers killed and five wounded in a French front artillery clash. The action underscores ongoing U S involvement as reports confirm casualties among units in line with the current Allied operations.
Washington reports two American soldiers killed and five wounded in a November 20 artillery clash. Gen Pershing names the fallen and wounded while Wilson and cabinet decide against declaring war on Austria Hungary. Swiss and German frontier closures mark a wide escalation as Italy and Russia shift positions amid war news.
Berne reports the Bavarian Pan German League publishes a peace terms list arguing Germany could win if unlimited submarine warfare is allowed. Proposed aims include large indemnities, territorial grabs in Courland and Lithuania, control of Basins of Briey Langwy and Dover approaches, Africa empire, Suez canal control, and redistribution of Serbia Montenegro Albania.
One hundred thirty five Colorado men received commissions at Fort Sheridan Illinois at the end of the second officers training camp. The Denver leaders are Philip S. Van Cise and Robert B. Bosworth, with Frank C. Merriall of Fruita and Wallace G Shapcott of Colorado Springs also named. Van Cise earned a major in the infantry while the others became majors in the artillery.
A Petrograd dispatch reports Russian soldiers starving and deserting due to cold and hunger. The Maximalists proclaim abolition of privileges and universal citizenship while a Second Army congress backs armistice aims and urges soldiers to oppose the provisional government. A Copenhagen dispatch notes Volga Narodna claims food shortages fuel mutinies on the northern front and deaths in trenches.
Estimates from the International Institute of Agriculture at Rome, published by the Department of Agriculture, outline world crop production this year. Wheat in seventeen countries totals 1.898 billion bushels. corn 3.212 billion. oats 2.682 billion. potatoes 1124 percent of average. sugar beets 10 million short tons. tobacco 1.186 billion pounds. Oil stocks fall to 9,779,000 barrels in nine months.
The war office formally announces Sir Julian Byng's promotion from lieutenant general to general in recognition of his services during operations around Cambrai. The advance reflects his leadership in the campaign and broader war efforts.
Ten people are killed and several injured when a bomb exploded in the heart of Milwaukee's Italian settlement, aimed at destroying the Italian Evangelical church.
German crew scuttled their U boat after surrendering to U eight destroyers. Teuton sailors sank the submarine to prevent its capture. The action followed engagements in the North Sea with Allied destroyer forces nearby.
Washington Nov 26 The navy department relayed a report by Admiral Sims of a German submarine sunk by an American destroyer. Five officers and about thirty five men were captured. The submarine commander opened valves causing it to sink after surrender. One German crewman died from wounds and another died after being taken aboard a destroyer. Prisoners were taken to a foreign port as a funeral was held at sea for one casualty.
President Wilson plans a second war message to Congress on December 4. Officials say it will propose a large upscaling of military operations, draft amendments to enable callups up to five million, extend surveillance to German and Austro Hungarian populations, and accelerate equipment arming and shipbuilding and aviation programs.
Across multiple fronts reports say Bolshevik leader Trotzky rejects separate peace with Germany while Russia proposes a world peace. Lenine and Soviet diplomats seek an armistice amid Allied warnings. Evacuations near East Galicia and rising cotton prices in New York underscore war pressures.
Franco British forces report additional trench gains as front lines shift under pressure. British patrols seize enemy positions and fortifications, tightening pressure on opposing troops. Italians are noted to be taking a shifting tide in the broader frontline situation.
Western Nowanapor Union News Service reports British forces capture further trenches around Bullecourt near Cambrai. Across the front, artillery remains active in a bid to gain advantage while Italian lines on the Piave hold against Austro German pressure. The Alpini reportedly deter enemy moves near Tasson, and Turkish troops guard routes to Jerusalem as French offensives repulse violent Meuse attacks. Six German submarines sunk, ambassador reports.
Montreal four thousand Grand Trunk conductors, brakemen and other employés will receive the eight hour day and higher pay under an agreement between trainmen officials and the company.
Henry Ford subscribed for 500000 worth of Canada Victory bonds in a Detroit report. The purchase reflects Ford’s investment in the national effort during the period.
Refugees from Palestine report Turks and Germans commit atrocities on Jewish colonies. In Jaffa leading men were accused of espionage, tried by a German court martial, and hanged along with families after torture for confessions. Public beatings, some to death, are said to involve Americans as well. Slavic Grand Duchess Tatiana arrival in US sparks talk of a United States of Russia under Grand Duke Nicholas.
Samuel Gompers is re elected president of the American Federation of Labor for 35 years. Officers are returned except treasurer John B Lennon defeated by Daniel J Tobin of the International Teamsters. A resolution calls for new trials for Warren K Billings and Thomas J Monkey for the murder tied to a San Francisco bombing. Washington considers prosecutions of Bisbee figures over the 1200 minors deportation.
Mrs. Anna Dorsett, widow of city detective Arthur N. Dorsett, shot and seriously wounded William David Jones, a minister, in a Kansas City courtroom where Jones was on trial for the detective’s murder. The gunfire interrupted closing arguments as an attorney spoke. a sister shouted exultation amid the commotion.
In a courtroom disturbance a gun discharged injuring Officer Dorsett and Detective John Clifford while arresting a suspect. Jones was found guilty within twenty minutes and sentenced to fifty years. Dorsett and Clifford had been investigating a dog theft when shot on August 6. Dorsett died at the scene.
Pittsburgh births the youngest Marine recruit Francis William Dauber age sixteen who stands six feet tall and weighs 190 pounds. He served on the Island of Guam in the Pacific after his mother consented to his enlistment becoming the youngest member of the sea.
In Detroit Michigan a six month old baby was found buried among soiled laundry as workers prepared to boil items. The mother Mrs George Coles had reported a kidnapping earlier and said she left a basket of dirty linen on the steps each Monday for collection.
Smith Center scene details a Bloomin ton Polish peddler named Julius Kimmel who slept through a rear wheel theft and a hood removal in successive nights. Despite swift pursuit, the thief eludes capture. A separate report from East St. Louis describes a man severing his finger after attempting evasion from the draft. An Uncle Eben quip closes the piece.
A dense late market summary lists buying and selling prices across grains, hay, oats, beans, poultry, hides, and metals. It cites Denver and Chicago benchmarks, including upland hay per ton, Timothy, beans, corn, oats, and butter, with regionally varied values and commission notes.
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