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Newspaper
The Evening Current
Location
Carlsbad, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Nov 15, 1917
Page
1
The latest AP dispatch notes American soldiers killed or wounded in trench shelling by Germans. It reports heavy American artillery fire and suggests it has felled enemy units. Simultaneously Ojinaga Mexican forces hold a border line as Villa followers occupy the plaza in Presidio and travelers recount family reunions across the border.
Associated Press reports John W. Foster died in Washington after a brief illness. Foster, long a leading diplomat, served as secretary of state and was father in law to Secretary Lansing. He was 78 and died at home this afternoon. He had served as minister to China and led the American diplomatic corps.
Reports from Stockholm cited by AP say travelers arriving in Haparanda from Finland brought word Petrograd was in flames, fueling rumors of a major fire in the Russian capital as war tensions mount.
Miss Myrtle Ward travels from the ranch to stay a few days and receive dental care. She is visiting her sister Mrs. BOR Polk during this period.
Revised Pershing reports fix casualties from the November 2 German raid. Three killed remain, with eleven wounded and twelve missing now adjusted. New wounded include First Lieutenant William H. McLaughlin and Private William P. Grigsby, while others from Indiana Wisconsin Kentucky North Carolina and Kansas are added to the list. The missing Privates Grimaly Decker Kern and Isney Dam Colling Coma are updated and accounted for.
By Associated Press on November 15 the former premier mill agreed to form a new political alliance. The move signals a reorganization of leadership and potential shifts in policy as parties seek broader support.
Washington on November 15 reports the resignation of Pinchot and Lascatter from the Food Administration organization, with their status as members accepted.
By Associated Press Rome Nov 15 Malians report renewed German attempts to cross the Plave river. The enemy who forced a crossing at two points on the Plave the other day is being held in chee.
Paris dispatch reports William Parring field of San Francisco, a member of the French foreign legion, died from wounds suffered in recent action. The Herald confirms the casualty.
Openhagen reports Capt Bar ron Von Richthofen, a top German aviator, says price for twenty thousand American pilots is unlikely. He notes training is lengthy and costly with heavy casualties. Newcomers will struggle to judge conditions and expect 25 percent machine losses during transport.
Reports from travelers at the Russian Swedish frontier say two thousand people were killed in Moscow by Tuesday noon. Henry Mitchell notes disorder in Kiev and other towns amid mobs, while a coalition government including Bolsheviks may form in Moscow.
Two hundred men from the Puritan mine in Marshall Colorado walked out today amid an unresolved dispute. The industrial commission has no clear insight into the cause of the strike.
Everett Grantham and partners returned from Lovington after addressing a Monday night Presbyterian service. They urged support for YMCA work and pledged to mobilize committees and raise funds promptly for the cause.
John Davis of Las Animas County was sentenced to months in the penitentiary for violating the Reed amendment and conspiring to import liquor into a dry territory. The liquor was shipped from Rio New Mexico.
R B Knowles from Monument visits Mrs A E Spy and aids his son near Artesia with a dig truck and stock interests. A Ivenhors seeks business. Holy Richards and Will Penton oversee cattle shipments. Mrs Martha Livingston recovers at home. Wank Lackey buys a new raincoat and pony. Stowe Swift and Standard invest in City Hearts. CJ Sam Campbell guests report illness.
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