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Newspaper
The Evening Current
Location
Carlsbad, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1917
Page
1
A Russian delegation arrives in Germany under command of Prince Leopold to pursue broad armistice efforts. The item notes civilian guidance while mentioning butter prices and a local supplier Joyce-Pruit Co offering oleomargarine at 40 cents per pound.
Avacciated Press reports a budget exceeding eleven billion dollars to fund army and navy operations for 1919. Estimates project an army of 1.5 million, coast fortifications, and already authorized projects. Senate session only appointed members and committees before adjournment. House expected to swear in new members.
Thirteen inmates escaped from the Illinois penitentiary after sawing through two bars. Confined in solitary for disobedience, the convicts broke free with two keepers nearby. The incident was reported by Associated Press from Washington on December 1.
Colorado Supreme Court upholds recall petition actions against a district judge in Trinidad. The court rules the man who circulated the recall petition was not liable to be adjudged in contempt of court. Dec 3, Denver.
Western aliver producers were told at a conference in Washington that the price fixed would ensure stability. The report notes officials discussed market support and potential impacts on production and pricing.
The article notes a projected revenue from Liberty bonds with an expected appropriation of 19,018,726,695 pounds, indicating the government’s financial planning strains and anticipated receipts.
American army engineers operating with British forces in France joined the fight near Gouzeau Court yesterday and helped stem a heavy onslaught as part of Allied efforts.
Executive Office in Santa Fe transmits General Crowder's Nov 29 1917 instruction urging widest publicity to warn registrants who have moved to promptly inform their local boards of new addresses so questionnaires can reach them.
British forces recaptured high ground southwest of Bourlon village on the Cambrai front as Masnieres fell to the British on Friday before evacuation and shelling. The item notes continued Allied operations in the France sector with Allied trench positions near Bourlon and Cambrai.
The undersigned expresses gratitude to many good people who with willing hands and strong muscles lifted his ear out of a ditch on the way home from the Red Cross meeting at Malaga Sunday afternoon. He notes two facts: the community helps neighbors in trouble and that not everyone deserves it, C. H. McLean remarks.
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