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Newspaper
New Mexico State Record
Location
Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Oct 15, 1920
Page
3
Washington with four government war built wooden ships advertised for sale drew bids. The Shipping Board reported 200 slips on the James River would remain idle. Admiral Henson, chairman, said bids of 116 thousand five hundred dollars for four ships were considered.
Ralph Waldo Emerson, former Chicago newspaper man and assistant director of the War Risk Insurance Bureau in charge of special services, is appointed chief of the bureau's personnel division. He returns from an extensive West tour inspecting field offices and now heads personnel alongside his other duties.
Russian submarines head toward Danzig amid a high tension standoff with Britain demanding the release of prisoners. The British government warned of action if prisoners remain in custody, signaling a strained international crisis.
In a tense and fragmentary report a clash of forces and strategic moves in southern Russia and the Baltic Sea is described. The text references General Wrangel, U.S. policy questions, and naval actions, noting pending escalations and military plans. Further items cover a U.S. court suit about city locks and a separate expedition to explore the Amazon basin with Columbia University participants.
A Washington dinner featured discussions on global tele development and the need for coordinated action by Great Britain and the United States. The ambassador urged united effort to advance trade and avert hostilities, warning that divergent policies could hinder mercantile growth and mutual profit.
Anarchist Herman Nelson, claiming to be a Western miner near Salt Lake, was captured while placing an obstruction on a 70 foot bridge on the Bad River reservation. The incident follows recent incendiary forest fires and a wrecking attempt that caused no deaths or property losses of note.
British naval warning declares Bolshevist submarines will be attacked on sight and the navy will fire on Reds. The statement signals heightened wartime tension and potential submarine engagement in maritime operations.
Polish forces occupy Vilna amid debates on armistice lines with Lithuania and Soviet Russia. Insurgent units claim Vilna and Grodno districts. negotiations continue on borders while Britain and Soviet Russia exchange notes.
Washington announces deeper debt cuts with an offering of treasury certificates dated Oct 15 capped at 100 million dollars. An additional 125 thousand certificates mature, and the treasury also pays semiannual interest on Fourth Liberty bonds.
Advices from northern Korea report a second raid on Hun-Ohun in Manchuria near the Korean frontier. A combined force of Bolshevists Koreans and Chinese bandits attacked on October 4, provoking a strong Japanese response from Korea. Early reports note Bolshevist officers commanded artillery in the first assault.
Captain Pits and two Hawaiian crewmen drifted 140 miles after their schooner Anule B sprang a leak near Honolulu. With little water and no food, they endured sharks and a sinking ship until rescue by the Madawaska and Kaukel off Hawaii. Pitz, famed as the man who cannot get drowned, survived another near-death ordeal.
In Philadelphia a 10 year old Alter street boy lost a sword duel near Thirteenth Street when he drew a penknife and struck his opponent Albert Branchink aged 8 at 1329 Alter Street. The injured boy was taken to Mount Sinai hospital. Chippin was arrested and sent to the House of Angere.
In Kansas City a woman arrested for chewing tobacco after asking a policeman for directions is dismissed by Judge John M. Kennedy. The judge quips about women voting, and the case ends with no disturbance finding.
Reports from State Department indicate a revolt within the Holshevist fleet led by Admiral Huskit ns quitrider and coordinated uprisings on shore at Saratov Tambor Wiasia and Smolensk. Provisional government established in Vilna after Reds driven eastward. Polish authorities claim over 1000 Poles killed in Vilna region during occupation. British note warns of retaliation for any Tussia submarines encountered. Aviators missing solved with two bodies found near Coeds mountain. Uncle Joe sustains left wrist fracture after coal mishap. US Bureau of Mines estimates oil evaporation losses could save 1.2 million autos and $75 million if controlled.
Market notes from Chicago and nearby regions report dull cattle demand with mixed quotes. Hog prices slid from early highs while lambs and sheep showed tighter supply and modest gains. wheat and oats futures quoted for nearby delivery as traders weigh demand and seasonal trends.
Deductions in July and August lowered prices of several farm products, costing farmers about 1.75 billion dollars. The estimate came from George P. Hampton, managing director of the Farmers' National Council, and covered wheat corn potatoes apples cotton and beef cattle.
Informal negotiations between the United States and other powers to protect Russian rights in China have reached only a tentative stage. No definite action or concerted plan is agreed, and no form of international trusteeship will be undertaken due to difficulties faced by the United States.
After a police and military raid on Hamrock Falls in Bogside Londongerry two men are charged with possessing literature. A nationalist crowd pursued officers to the station as shots were fired to deter them. Officers used clubs and bayonets to restore order and drive the crowd back.
M. A. Conk of Myndas country New Mexico selected and delivered the first bale of cotton in Dering earning the 259 prize offered by local merchants The cotton is described as the Joast quality ever raised in the valleys.
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