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Newspaper
New Mexico State Record
Location
Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Oct 04, 1918
Page
2
German forces set fire to Cambrai as they smash fierce resistance and press toward St. Quentin. The advance follows heavy bombardment and clashes with Allied defenders in northern France amid ongoing strategic push.
Amidst heavy fighting on multiple frontsUS forces and Allied troops press the German line from St Quentin to Cambrai with advances around Lille and Meuse. French British American and Belgian troops assault the German positions near Verdun the Chemin des Dames and the North Sea coast while Austrians retreat in Albania and Allenby pushes in Palestine.
Reported neutral center dispatches claim Germany and Austria Hungary push to maintain the Orient Railway through Sofia with Turkish support. German forces from Romania move to secure lines toward Constantinople as Bulgaria’s action spurs talks on a decisive peace offer, while US draft numbers and suffrage defeat headlines surface.
Amsterdam dispatch cites Budapest papers reporting the Austro-Hungarian government seeks peace with Germany. The brief note notes Vienna’s intention to end hostilities through an accord and signals a shift in wartime diplomacy.
Armistice ends Bulgarian hostilities as allies take control of railways ports and navigation. Bulgaria evacuates occupied Greek and Serbian territory, disbands army, and surrenders transport means, under military occupation by British French and Italian forces. Leaders sign the accord while King Ferdinand’s fate remains unresolved.
Wilson sends hundreds of contestants into the starting line with the initial capsule on the 322 draw, marking the opening phase of the 18 to 36 class.
President Wilson opened the 17 000 number draft drawing in a marble room as dignitaries drew capsules. No 822 led, followed by No 72 and No 107, with numbers 10 168 16 18 260 and more. Navy and War departments announced broader recruitment from the draft for both services.
A Turkish force of about 10 000 men surrendered to British forces in Palestine. The units were part of the second army corps of the Fourth Turkish Army, surrendering at Ziza station after a northward move from the Tiberias Deraa area. Also reported are widespread Spanish influenza cases with thousands ill and several deaths, including students Leroy Carter and Laverne McDaniel at the University of Colorado.
Washington warns Germany of reprisals if American POWs with shotguns are executed. Also reports on armistice talks with Bulgaria, coal production quotas to avert a winter famine, Bulgarian emissaries reaching Saloniki, Hertling and Hintze resignations, New Mexico Liberty Loan progress, a fatal hunter accident in Colorado, Roosevelt town’s top push, and Baker conference with Yankees in Ottawa.
General Ferdinand Foch directs five concurrent battles at once, each timed and placed for mutual support, forming a coordinated offensive. Marshal Foch’s approach mirrors Grant’s concept of continuous multi-front attack, with allied forces orchestrating an integrated effort that may expand to more battles tomorrow.
War dispatches describe ongoing fighting around Cambrai with suburbs of the city captured by French forces. Belgian troops are said to have taken Dixmude and other nearby locales, advancing several miles and capturing 5,500 prisoners along with heavy artillery. Allied offensives across Belgium, Flanders, Verdun, and the Champagne front yield large prisoner and weapon gains as American, British, French, and Belgian troops push against German defenses.
Alexander T. Jackson a 37 year old from Portchester New York killed himself after surgeons warned he would need a final operation to save his life. Eight years earlier infection began with a horse hoof injury leading to the amputation of toes and legs. He endured multiple procedures across four hospitals before the last threatened hand amputation drove him to suicide.
Champaign county report details a Tolono dispute in which Tony Blaco bit a large section from his wife's arm and knocked her down with a blackjack. He fled but was captured by officers, while the wife was taken to a hospital with gangrene developing from the bite. Blaco had prior bootlegging arrest and is held pending the wife’s recovery.
An eleven year old boy described as highly playful was sent to a reformatory after a judge rejected parental claims of obedience. He admitted to and demonstrated a string of violent acts including striking a girl with a gas pipe and pouring acid on a child’s face, while other mischief involved harming pets and pitching broomsticks at his mother.
In Chicago, crime drops as residents invest in Liberty bonds and war stamps. Joe Young admits robbery isn’t worth it now, saying they have no money due to the war. Also, three men borrowed a white hearse for joy riding, later found wrecked in a ditch.
President Wilson spoke to Fourth Liberty Loan workers at the Metropolitan Opera House, outlining peace terms centered on impartial justice and a League of Nations formed at the peace conference. He warned against alliances with Central powers and praised Allied offensives as proof of progress toward secure, lasting peace.
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