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Newspaper
The Evening Current
Location
Carlsbad, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Oct 03, 1918
Page
1
German retreat near the Belgian border led to the evacuation of Lens the coal mining city and Armentieres as Berlin announced a widening withdrawal. The withdrawal north of the Lena toward Donal suggests the line will open to Allied forces.
The Associated Press reports on October 3 that the Liberty Bond sale campaign has surpassed the half billion dollar mark, yet the nation remains well behind the schedule for the first four days of the drive, trailing the planned target.
Prince Maximilian of Baden has been named imperial chancellor of Germany, per the Zeitung am Mittag. He is heir to Baden and long a leader of the Delbroik party, with ties to Michaelis era politics. the interview urges removal of German militarism.
A scanned mixed text shows a bakery and market ad offering a rule line of fresh meats and baked goods, followed by wartime notices from Associated Press about German relocations in Alsace and U S Army staffing movements. It includes calls to buy war savings stamps and notices of nominations and withdrawals affecting military leadership.
In district court on Wednesday J F Rarey won against the A T and B F railway company. The court rendered a judgment of 750 dollars for damage to cattle. Also the case State of New Mexico v A R Lenau for larceny of a calf was dismissed at the district attorney’s request.
Allied forces drive German retreat from Armentieres to Lens with British troops storming defenses west of Lille. French push north in Champagne while Lille salient evacuation follows allied advances in Flanders. Germans pulled back to hold Lens and with retreat likely to continue. Belgian and British troops resist in Flanders.
The U.S. steamship Tampa, a former coast guard cutter, was sunk off the English coast on September 26 during convoy duty with all hands lost. Ten officers, 102 enlisted, one steward, five civilian employees perished. Navy reports say torpedo strike in Bristol Channel after night clash. Unverified claims list German prisoner counts and captured locations.
The suffrage amendment was returned to the Senate calendar in position for future action. The Senate adopted a motion by Senator Jones to reconsider Tuesday's vote.
A Roswell party arrived Wednesday at noon and left that evening. Mr and Mrs Hudgins, Mrs W S Jolly and Mr Shepherd were hosted. Mrs Jolly was busy during her short stay greeting old friends and neighbors who noted she could not visit longer.
The British are rushing attacks near St Quentin while Haig reports a day of heavy fighting and German movements along the front from Lens to Armnenth. Allied forces advance north of Rheims with French troops capturing Libere, and a French assault along the Cham Mane Rector area continues as railway junction Chatilomonow in CN DEIE falls to troops under General Gould.
The notice notes Page and Mrs Page left on the train this morning for a two month visit in Decatur and Dallas Texas. They left Ribken in Carlsbad in care of Mrs Oliver, with assurance they will return.
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