23 Jul 1917
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Newspaper
The Evening Current
Location
Carlsbad, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Jul 23, 1917
Page
1
Washington reports draft tally sheets nearly complete and master sheets for first six hundred eighty seven thousand troops being printed. Regulations governing master list use by local exemption boards issued to resolve serial number confusion. Separate state drawings will place extra cards received by mail in order as drawn.
Reports from Petrograd detail gunfire as government troops advancing along Palace quay by the river Neva were fired upon across the water. Workers and soldiers fear a counter revolution amid public order measures under Premier Kernaky as authorities seek unlimited powers for National Security.
Regular freight rates between the United States and allied nations have been agreed upon by American and British representatives. The accord covers steamship tariffs and aims to standardize charges for cargo transport between the nations.
A terse AP dispatch reports German forces occupying Tarnopol amid ongoing operations. Details are limited due to fragmented text, but the report confirms a shift in control in the Tarnopol area as the war unfolds.
Eddy County to host a picnic barbecue for Companies B and C of the soldier boys in Albuquerque. Citizens invited to contribute. donations may be left with County Clerk O Quinn R M Thorne or J W Armstrong.
Carlsbad and Los Angeles suppliers claim unmatched silk and deli fabrics in a bold regional trade note. The brief highlights premium textiles and competitive pricing driving demand in southern California.
Report states that Russian workingmen including the so called red side are being disarmed. Authorities secured hundreds of rifles and machine guns on Vassily Island and Viler lors Ladle, and at fortresses of St Peter and St Maur where troops were also placed.
President Wilson issues an executive order outlawing disorderly saloons in army camps and resorts termed jury camps. Report notes P W H Lusk and son John test drove a new vehicle to reach a ranch, remarking it performed as needed though details remain unclear.
Russian forces yesterday attacked near Krevo and Vilna north of the Pinsk marshes and pierced Teuton lines two miles. Report notes morale and discipline issues threaten further advances.
Registrants draft law are not eligible for voluntary enlistment in the regular army or national guard. Their names have been posted by local exemption boards as summoned to the colors.
Official notice from Siam to the state department confirms Siam has declared war on Germany and Austria. The mangkok legation reported the action, with Austrian subjects and many ships mentioned in the dispatch. W. J. Barber and family visited the ranch before heading to town.
Allied dispatch reports night action along the Aisne front with French forces storming end trenches on Casemates plateau and maintaining supporting trenches on Caudonia plateau as operations continue near Ix.
An explosion aboard a steamship at the pier by West Twenty Third Street triggered fires and the blowing up of man holes along the water front for five blocks, drawing out fire departments and ambulances this morning.
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