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Newspaper
The Evening Current
Location
Carlsbad, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1918
Page
4
An advertisement offers monuments represented by the Roswell company promising any kind of monuments at low prices guaranteed by the firm. The readable copy emphasizes affordability and a guarantee on product quality.
Allied forces led by General Pershing drive into the Argonne sector starting September 26, breaking through heavy German defenses. Twenty one American divisions and over a hundred thousand troops participate, overcoming dense forest, rough terrain, and fortified positions to threaten Metz and cut Germany’s western rail arteries.
The text recalls the Argonne Battle sequence with German forces admitting the breakthrough on November 2 while American advances averaged five kilometers daily through difficult terrain. It notes enemy divisions opposing Americans and the looming end of hostilities as the Armistice neared, alongside a separate city ordinance in Carlsbad New Mexico prohibiting sale of intoxicating liquors.
A Topeka mule driver testifies before the industrial advisory board of the First district arguing his labor is essential to war efforts. The case marks the board’s first appearance and centers on his claim that his work supports mining operations in Kaboan.
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